The Talyllyn Railway has always done things the hard way. After construction had already begun on its bridges, a Board of Trade inspector spotted they were too narrow for the 2ft 3in (0.68m) gauge.

One of those inspired by the railway was Rev W Awdry who visited Talyllyn in the mid-1950s and later wrote the Thomas the Tank Engine stories. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks.

Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society took it over in 1951 and the line is primarily operated by volunteers with a small number of paid staff.

One of the oldest steam railways in Wales is appealing to its supporters for help because of falling passenger numbers. The Talyllyn Railway in Gwynedd is regarded as the first railway in the ...

When Thomas Curtis started volunteering on the Talyllyn Railway last summer he continued in a fine family tradition of involvement with the railway, which stretches back over one hundred years ...

According to its website the Talyllyn Railway is the "first preserved railway in the World, known affectionately as ‘The ...

Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge railway which opened for goods traffic in 1865 and for passenger services, shortly after, which have operated every year since between Tywyn and Nant Gwernol, ...

The first all-new and complete carriage built for Talyllyn Railway in 156 years has arrived in Tywyn, on the Mid Wales coast. Local news you can trust. News Sport Entertainment Your World Newsletters.

An appeal to help the world's oldest preserved railway through the coronavirus pandemic has raised £75,000. Talyllyn Railway opened in 1865 to carry passengers from Tywyn, on the edge of ...

It was the world's first passenger-carrying narrow gauge railway, provided the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine and, this weekend, the Talyllyn Railway celebrates its 150th birthday. Built ...