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Sir Haydn (locomotive)
''Sir Haydn'' is a narrow gauge steam locomotive, built by Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works (later known as the Falcon Works), Loughborough in 1878. It operated on the Corris Railway in Wales, until closure in 1948, and since 1951 has operated on the nearby Talyllyn Railway. It has carried the operating number 3 under four successive owners. History Corris Railway The Corris Railway was a gauge tramway built in 1859, which ran from Machynlleth north to Corris and on to Aberllefenni to serve local Slate industry in Wales, slate quarries. Originally, the line was horse-drawn, but three identical locomotives, numbered 1 to 3, were ordered from Hughes' in 1878. Between 1883 and 1900, the locos were fitted with trailing pony trucks, converting each of them into an . The locomotives after conversion resembled a locomotive built by Hughes for the Snailbeach District Railways, Snailbeach District Railway and named ''Belmont''. This locomotive was scrapped in 1912. In Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tywyn Wharf Railway Station
Tywyn Wharf railway station is the western terminus and principal station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. History Originally called King's station after a local landowner, it was not a passenger station at first, but a place for transhipment of Slate industry in Wales, slates from the narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge to the adjoining Cambrian Railways, Cambrian Railway. Passenger trains started at the next station, . The original TR plans included a spur into the standard gauge station called 'Railway No 2', but in the end it wasn't necessary, traffic wasn't sufficient and the powers to build it lapsed. The earliest recorded passenger train from Wharf was in 1877, though there is circumstantial evidence of them even earlier than that. Around 1910, the station was renamed Towyn Wharf, although the name of "King's station" continued to be used for formal occasions until at least 1915. The station had no run-round loop at the time; shunting was carried o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberllefenni Slate Quarry
Aberllefenni quarry is the collective name of three slate mines, Foel Grochan, Hen Gloddfa (also known as Hen Chwarel) and Ceunant Ddu, located in Cwm Hengae, just to the west of Aberllefenni, Gwynedd, North Wales. It was the longest continually operated slate mine in the world until its closure in 2003. Foel Grochan is the mine on the north side of the valley, facing Ceunant Ddu and Hen Gloddfa on the south; all three were worked as a single concern throughout their history. Rock was mainly extracted underground, though all three mines had open pits as well. History Aberllefenni quarry may have started operating as early as the 14th century. The earliest confirmed date is 1500 when the local house Plas Aberllefenni was roofed in slates from the mine. In the seventeenth century the Lloyd family owned the quarry, and it passed to the Campbell family in 1725. In 1806, John Davies gained control which passed to the executor of his estate, Pryce Jones, in 1824. It was Davies who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Of Rheidol Railway
The Vale of Rheidol Railway () is a Narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge heritage railway in Ceredigion, Wales, between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Devil's Bridge; a journey of . It opened in 1902 and, from the Withdrawal of steam on British Rail, withdrawal of main line steam on British Rail in 1968 until privatisation in 1989, it was the sole steam-operated line on the Transport Act 1947, 1948 nationalised British Rail network. It was one of the first parts of British Rail to be privatised. Unlike most other preserved railways in the United Kingdom, the Vale of Rheidol Railway did not have a period of closure between its being part of the national rail system and becoming a heritage railway, and so has operated a continuous service for residents and tourists. History Vale of Rheidol Light Railway Company A standard gauge railway in the Rheidol valley to the east of Aberystwyth was planned as part of the Manchester and Milford Railway route from Llanidloes to St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Territorial Army (United Kingdom)
The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army. It is separate from the Regular Reserve (United Kingdom), Regular Reserve whose members are ex-Regular personnel who retain a statutory liability for service. Descended from the Territorial Force (1908 to 1921), the Army Reserve was known as the Territorial Army (TA) from 1921 to 1967 and again from 1979 to 2014, and the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) from 1967 to 1979. The force was created in 1908 by the Secretary of State for War, Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, Richard Haldane, when the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 combined the previously civilian-administered Volunteer Force, with the mounted Yeomanry (at the same time the Militia#United Kingdom, Militia was renamed the Special Reserve). Haldane planned a volunteer "Territorial Force", to provide a second line for the six divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (First World War), Expeditionary Force which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergynolwyn Station Geograph-3278206-by-Ben-Brooksbank
Abergynolwyn () is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census. History Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an Anglican church and three nonconformist chapels. The slate was shipped to the coast on the Talyllyn Railway. A decline in the demand for Welsh slate caused reductions in the workforce, and the quarry finally closed in 1948. Today farming, forestry and tourism are the major local industries. Transportation Talyllyn Railway The village pub, the Railway Inn, is named after the Talyllyn Railway whose narrow gauge branch once reached into the heart of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolgoch (locomotive)
''Dolgoch'' is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. and is one of the oldest locomotives still in active service. It was delivered to the Talyllyn Railway in 1866Boyd 1988 and continues to run on this railway to this day. ''Dolgoch'' was the only serviceable locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway when it was preserved by volunteers in 1951 and kept the railway running during this time. Design The design is unusual for an 0-4-0. It has a long wheelbase for its gauge and the driving axle is behind the firebox in a layout similar to a Crampton locomotive. This prevents the use of a conventional valve gear layout which is driven from the rear axle. Instead, the Allan valve gear is driven from the leading coupled axle and doubled back to connect to the valve rods. ''Dolgoch'' has two water tanks - the main well tank between the frames and a smaller back tank at the rear of the cab. History The locomotive was renamed ''Pretoria'' between a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talyllyn (locomotive)
''Talyllyn'' is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. in 1864 and is one of the oldest locomotives still in active service. It was delivered to the Talyllyn Railway on 24 September 1864 and continues to run on the railway. History The Talyllyn Railway ordered two locomotives for its opening in 1865, ''Talyllyn'' and ''Dolgoch (locomotive), Dolgoch''. Both were built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. of Whitehaven, although to two very different designs. ''Talyllyn'' was the first order the company had delivered to north Wales and the first narrow gauge locomotive they had built with plate frames. It was built to the company's ''C Class'' design, although it was the first member of its class to be built to a gauge less than . The engine was originally delivered as a with an open cab. Early tests on the railway showed that the short wheelbase led to unacceptable vertical oscillation, and in January 1867 ''Talyllyn'' was returned to its manufactu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Rolt
Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L. T. C. Rolt) (11 February 1910 – 9 May 1974) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the leisure cruising industry on Britain's inland waterways, and was an enthusiast for vintage cars and heritage railways. He played a pioneering role in both the canal and railway preservation movements. Biography Early life Tom Rolt was born in Chester to a line of Rolts "dedicated to hunting and procreation". His father Lionel had settled back in Britain in Hay-on-Wye after working on a cattle station in Australia and a plantation in India, and joining (unsuccessfully) in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. However, Lionel Rolt lost most of his money in 1920 after investing his capital in a company that failed, and the family moved to a pair of stone cottages in Stanley Pontlarge in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railfan
A railfan, train fan, rail buff or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast, railway buff, anorak (British English), gunzel (Australian English), trainspotter (British English) or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems. Railfans often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radio scanning, railway modelling, studying railroad history and participating in railway station and rolling stock preservation efforts. There are many magazines and websites dedicated to railfanning and railway enthusiasts, including ''Trains'', '' Railfan & Railroad'', ''The Railway Magazine'', '' Locomotive Magazine'' and ''Railway Gazette International''. Other names In the United Kingdom, rail enthusiasts are often called trainspotters or anoraks. The term ''gricer'' has been used in the UK since at least 1969 and is said to have been current in 1938 amongst members of the Manchester Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn Eglwys
Bryn Eglwys quarry was a Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and westwards towards Tywyn. It was one of many quarries that worked these veins. The site, which was in operation for just over 100 years, covered almost . It had several long tunnels up to to . However, since closure all buildings have been demolished. Most of its Cable railway, inclines and infrastructure have become part of forestry plantations. From 1866 until 1948, the quarry was served by the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway, which took the slate down to Tywyn for transfer to the Cambrian Coast Line, main line railway. History John Pugh In 1844 John Pugh or Pughe obtained a quarrying lease from Lewis Morris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tywyn
Tywyn (; ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example of written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway. History of the name The name derives from the Welsh ''tywyn'' ('beach, seashore, sand-dune'). The place-name element ''tywyn'' is found in many other parts of Wales, most notably Towyn near Abergele and Porth Tywyn (Burry Port). In Middle Welsh, the spelling was generally ''Tywyn''. In the Early Modern period, however, the spelling ''Towyn'' was common in Welsh in order to reflect a slight variation in pronunciation. That also came to be the usual spelling in English up to the latter part of the twentieth century. With the standardisation of the orthography of the Welsh language in the first part of the 20th century, the spelling ''Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talyllyn 3 At Abergynolwyn
Talyllyn or Tal-y-llyn can refer to: *Tal-y-llyn, Gwynedd, the hamlet and former parish in Gwynedd in Wales **Tal-y-llyn Lake, a glacial ribbon lake east of Abergynolwyn **Talyllyn Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway running from Tywyn to Abergynolwn ** ''Talyllyn'' (locomotive), one of the original locomotives of the Talyllyn Railway *Talyllyn and Llanfihangel Talyllyn, small settlements in the Powys community of Llangors **Talyllyn Junction, a nearby junction on the Mid Wales Railway in Powys *Tal-y-llyn, Anglesey Tal-y-llyn is the name of a former township on the island of Anglesey, north-west Wales. It was located about to the northeast of Aberffraw. In 1306, when a survey was carried out of the lands held by the Bishop of Bangor, Tal-y-llyn was record ..., a former episcopal township on Anglesey ** St Mary's Church, Tal-y-llyn, the township's church {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
