Driver's Eye View (Wales) - Talyllyn Railway - Part 1 - Tywyn to Nant Gwernol
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- The Talyllyn Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) at a little over 7 miles long is a 2 ft 3 in gauge preserved railway located in Mid Wales running between the coastal town of Tywyn and Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865 to transport slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn where transhipment wharfs alongside the standard gauge Cambrian Coast Railway allowed slate to be transported throughout the UK.
The Talyllyn was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain to be authorised by an Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. The railway defied the odds, although suffering from a lack of investment it managed to remained open and in 1951 became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway run by volunteers.
The railway operates as a tourist attraction and to cater for the increase in passenger numbers it has expanded its fleet of locomotives and coaching stock through the acquisition of rolling stock from closed lines such as the nearby Corris Railway as well as expanding its engineering capability to enable it to maintain its existing fleet as well as building new locomotives and carriages. Another milestone was reached in 1976 with the opening of an extension along the former mineral line between Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol. A major rebuilding and extension of Tywyn Wharf station in 2005 included the expansion of the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum as well as improvements to passenger facilities. In 2021 as part of the “Slate landscape of north-west Wales” the railway was designated a World Heritage Site.
The Rev. W. Awdry's series of children's railway books about the fictional “Skarloey Railway” were based on the Talyllyn Railway and preservation of the line also inspired the Ealing Comedy film “The Titfield Thunderbolt”.
This video was filmed during the “Awdry Extravaganza 3” event, hence the faces and temporarily renamed locomotives. Events such as this one, not only provide an excuse to celebrate the much loved Rev Awdry children's railway books, it also raises the profile of the railway as well as bringing in much needed funds required to guarantee the lines future.
Track gauge - 2 ft 3 in (686 mm)
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Tywyn Wharf - 00:20, Pendre - 06:36, Hendy -10:16, Fach Goch farm - request stop - 14:39, Cynfal farm - request stop - 16:51, Rhydyronen - 19:22, Tynllwyn-hen farm - request stop - 22:24, Brynglas - 26:05, Dolgoch Viaduct - 34:16, Dolgoch falls - 35:13, Dolgoch station - 35:59, Quarry Siding - 40:03, Abergynolwyn - 47:53, Nant Gwernol - 54:53,
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Tim, I enjoyed this train ride through the Welsh countryside. I love endless luscious green meadows stretching as far the eyesight can reach. A particular joy to my heart is seeing sheep grazing in the fields. I love those animals.
This is a very nostalgic video and I have devoured it. Thank you for an excellent production of yours. God bless you!!
Hi, Wales is a lovely country, the scenery isn't Swiss style dramatic, it is simply very pretty with lush green countryside, ancient trees, dry stone walls and attractive villages. The sheep are an integral part of the landscape, it wouldn't be Wales without them. I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. Cheers. Tim.
Awesome !!! Lovely small train in picturesque settings 😍😎👌👏👍
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed the ride 😊.
A delightful little railway with some beautiful scenery, Tim. I missed out on seeing it on my various visits to Wales, but this was the next best thing. Many thanks!
Hello Jim, people are so spoiled for choice when they visit Wales to ride the various heritage railways, it's often not possible to see them all, hopefully I will return this year to cover some of those I missed. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. Cheers. Tim.
Beautiful countryside. Imagine when this was the principal means of getting goods and people around at speed, faster than horse and buggy. So much has changed, it's good to see this still operating.
I recall reading that this railway was the first closed one to be operated by volunteers. Greetings from an Australian railfan.
Beautiful! Positively beautiful!!
It really is!
Brill! Wet but not too much. Looking forward to Part 2. Thanks for all the work & sharing it.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
How relaxing is this? Brilliant, and well worth a second viewing. 👍
I'm really pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
Needless to say, nice stuff, Tim!
OLD but. Pure GOLD.....Dashing, enjoying NATURE s beauty 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed it 😊.
Hi Tim! Wonderful little steam railway. A very comfortable and beautiful ride to enjoy👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, this is another video from my very successful tour of Wales, I can't think of anywhere else in the world where such a wonderful variety of steam trains can be seen within a 2 hour drive of each other. I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 🍺. Tim.
Feels so relaxed after watching this beautiful video
I like this - we have been on this many times.
It's a wonderful railway, the sort of place you can visit many times and never get bored.
Memories! My first visit/working party summer 1961, been a few times since, last time 2017. Always enjoyable. Nice camerawork!
Hello Peter, sorry I'm late with my reply, you must have enjoyed watching this railway mature into the wonderful attraction it is today, the first time I saw it was in the late sixties when my family stayed on a farm camp site next to Tal-y-llyn Lake. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. 😊.
@@Timsvideochannel1 no apologies required Tim! We just enjoy your movies. Unfortunately at 82 I cannot drive to Wales from Nottingham anymore so am reliant on chums as my wife does not drive. Your films bring back grand memories!
@@peterhunt2723It's nice know these videos bring back good memories from your visits to some of these railways, we are lucky in the UK to have so many wonderful heritage lines 😊.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I’ve been very lucky! When I took my wife, on her first trip to Wales in1969, on the Festiniog Railway she fell in love with railways and that’s been something of a bonus.
@@peterhunt2723You are lucky, unfortunately my wife doesn't share my love of railways, she is a regular user of our local mainline trains and due to never ending industrial action and staff shortages she arrives late or not at all on about a half of her journeys, hence she doesn't regard train travel as anything other than an unpleasant experienced that has to be endured when she visits our daughter or her elderly Mum. I am lucky in that she's happy for me to go off on my own on rail based holidays and day trips to heritage lines, although she does enjoy a cream tea in the Pullman carriage on Both the Welsh Highland and Ffestiniog Railways. Take care and season’s greetings. Tim.
Great video footage and views. Thanks for showing the history too 👍
Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed the ride 😊.
Very Interesting.
I'm glad you found the ride interesting.
Love it… wishing I were there to enjoy.
I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.
The *Dinky Line" of narrow guage UK.
@ 2:30 I thought I could hear Ringo's narration willing the miniature tank engine up the hill.
There must be possibilities for bolstering the finances of set-ups like this by undertaking regular, commercial "Lite" services e. g. getting farm produce to Farm Shops in the towns, parcel delivery, school run and outings, photography, astrononomy, walkers clubs meets.. just "Borrow" some of the exploit ideas of bigger cousins round the UK ?
Hi, a voice could be heard at 2:30, it wasn't Ringo on this occasion, just the driver and fireman chatting. This railway was the first railway in the world to operate as a volunteer run heritage line and in many ways it leads the way when it comes to creating additional income on top of the fare box, with events such as this one commemorating the the railway's links with the Rev. W. Awdry's series of children's railway books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. The train shown on the viaduct was a photographic charter and some of the small halts are for walkers. The railway is not a year round operation and the population along the line is tiny, not enough to support school trains, although it's a nice idea.
Tim Very Beautiful. Every Frame is Landscape of God.
They good Lord was on top form when he created Wales, it is a truly beautiful country 😊.
Good video, like
Beautiful journeys
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.
Very nice video.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
The funds won't roll in by themselves. The steam engines' future on the railway will become very bleak, if many enthusiasts don't learn to stop letting a shower of rain put them off. Without the enthusiasts turning up in a crowd, this special event might come to a stop altogether. The Tallyllyn Railway is a wonder to behold, home of one of the Great Little Trains of Wales. How many of the Great Little Trains of Wales have had a visit from you?
Hi, it was summer in Wales, rain is part of the Welsh experience. I visited 8 railways on this tour and I'll be back to film some more next year.
Greetings from Tennessee. You have a good eye and the potential to make some really good videos, but you really need to upgrade your cameras. I love watching narrow gauge and smaller railway videos. Perhaps you should try full length, unedited, videos. Keep up the good work.
Hi, nice to hear from Tennessee. This video was filmed using a GoPro 11 and a Sony FDR-AX53 Handycam, both reasonably good cameras without too much faff, I also use a GoPro 12. I wouldn't get away with mounting anything bigger than a Gopro on the front of a train and when I went to upgrade my Sony FDR-AX53 Handycam I couldn't find anything to beat it without loosing much of the point and shoot ability of the camera, so I bought another one. I usually only get one chance to capture the moment, so fiddling around with settings isn't an option. If there were better similar cameras around I would consider them. There is a noticeable drop in quality between the video I upload and the same video watched on TH-cam. I welcome advice and I've tried DJI, Cannon and other cameras, if you know of cameras that are better than GoPro or Sony please let me know the make and model. Cheers. Tim.
Respect for heritage and a reverence for old things? Say it ain't so
I think you speak on behalf of a lot of people 😊.
Very good
Thank you.
Very nice
I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.
Nice videos
I'm pleased you enjoy them 😊.
@@Timsvideochannel1 very good
Did the railway used to extend beyond Nant Gwernol ? And perhaps connect with main-line services further inland ?
At one time the railway extended a little further to reach the slate quarries it was originally built to serve, there was no inland connection with the national network just the exchange sidings at Tywyn Wharf.
Mega video
I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
To think that Beechen cut some of are rail ways down i give it five stars
I agree, this is a five star railway.
Ninguém viaja assim, de pescoço duro, como se tivesse torcicolo ou colar cervical. O olhar fixo à frente, sem poder olhar para a paisagem ou algo de interessante a os lados da via. Ninguém viaja assim!
Posing for the camera perhaps?
Been on on of these trains when i wws young on holiday by something else from the shop egery yr i
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Hi, I hope you enjoyed visiting the railway as much as I did, I had a wonderful day at the Talyllyn.
@@Timsvideochannel1 ye it' was great thanks 👍
I'm your puppy
36:30 Some in the fairy folk are admirers of trains too (right side), probably a mine dwelling Coblynau, they are jealous of our technology 👹
ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ ~그래도제법빠르네
150년 된 고속열차 😊.
Oho! You European mainlanders have always been bragging about your "High Speed" and Ultramodern trains-Our ponies are faster!
And some would say better looking 😉.
Wonderful thanks Tim, Do they get many sunny days in Wales or is it like Melbourne 4 seasons in one day? cheers bob.☀🌥🌧🌩
Hello Robert, they do get sunny days in Wales, although your description of Melbourne's weather, aptly describes Welsh weather