🕰️ ON THIS DAY - 160 YEARS AGO
On the 22nd April 1865 the North Wales Chronicle reported on the recent delivery of a new locomotive to the Talyllyn Railway, which was none other than No.1 'Talyllyn'.
A special illustration has been prepared to mark this anniversary...
On the 22nd April 1865 the North Wales Chronicle reported on the recent delivery of a new locomotive to the Talyllyn Railway, which was none other than No.1 'Talyllyn'.
A special illustration has been prepared to mark this anniversary...
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Thank you to volunteer Mark Freeman for sketching such an atmospheric scene, conjuring up an image of days long lost to time.
"NEW LOCOMOTIVE. - The new engine for the Towyn and Talyllyn Railway arrived a few days ago. It is small, but doubtless powerful, and will do the work on that line.
At present it is undergoing repairs, some slight damage having happened during its
The bridges and crossings are perfections, and far better than is usually seen on lines of far more importance than this.