Talyllyn Railway

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Talyllyn Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in Wales, renowned as the world’s first preserved railway to be operated primarily by volunteers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage railway
narrow-gauge railway
tourist attraction
builtForOwner Sir Haydn Jones
country Wales
featuredIn BBC television series "Railway Roundabout"
followsValleyOf Afon Fathew
founder James Swinton Spooner
gauge 2 ft 3 in
686 mm
hasLocomotive Dolgoch
Douglas
Edward Thomas
Sir Haydn
Talyllyn
Tom Rolt
hasMuseumAt Tywyn Wharf railway station
hasPassingLoopAt Abergynolwyn
Brynglas
Dolgoch
Pendre
hasStation Abergynolwyn railway station
Dolgoch railway station
Nant Gwernol railway station
Pendre railway station
Tywyn Wharf railway station
heritageRollingStock historic slate wagons
heritageStatus preserved railway
inspired The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
inspiredFictionalRailway Skarloey Railway
length approximately 7.25 miles
locatedIn Gwynedd
Mid Wales
Tywyn
nearbySea Cardigan Bay
notableClaim first preserved railway in the world to be operated primarily by volunteers
opened 1865
openingPurpose to carry slate from Bryn Eglwys quarry to Tywyn
operatedBy Talyllyn Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
originalTerminus Abergynolwyn railway station
originalUse slate railway
preservationOperationsBegan 1951
preservationSocietyFormed 1950
primaryTraction steam locomotives
primaryTraffic tourist passengers
region Snowdonia
surface form: Snowdonia area
supportingOrganization Talyllyn Railway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
terminus Nant Gwernol railway station
Tywyn Wharf railway station
trackConfiguration single track

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Merionethshire hasRailway Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn Railway operatedBy Talyllyn Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Talyllyn Railway supportingOrganization Talyllyn Railway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Tywyn isNear Talyllyn Railway
Tywyn isTerminusOf Talyllyn Railway
Tywyn isServedBy Talyllyn Railway
Tywyn hasAttraction Talyllyn Railway
Meirionnydd tourismAttractions Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn Jones employer Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn Jones owned Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn Jones workLocation Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn Jones hasPart Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway estate
Talyllyn operator Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn railwayLine Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn originalOwner Talyllyn Railway
Talyllyn associatedWith Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Sir Haydn railway Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn laterOwner Talyllyn Railway
Sir Haydn operator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Sir Haydn usedOn Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway heritage trains
Sir Haydn heritageRailway Talyllyn Railway
Edward Thomas operator Talyllyn Railway
Edward Thomas location Talyllyn Railway
Edward Thomas historicLine Talyllyn Railway
Edward Thomas heritageRailway Talyllyn Railway
Tom Rolt operatesOnLine Talyllyn Railway
Tom Rolt locatedIn Talyllyn Railway
Tom Rolt operator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Tom Rolt hasLocation Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, Wales
Douglas operatesOn Talyllyn Railway
Douglas historicLine Talyllyn Railway
Douglas hasOperator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Skarloey Railway basedOn Talyllyn Railway
Skarloey Railway hasRealWorldCounterpart Talyllyn Railway
Pendre line Talyllyn Railway
Pendre originalOperator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Pendre currentOperator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Pendre railway station locatedOnLine Talyllyn Railway
Pendre railway station ownedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Pendre railway station operatedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Pendre railway station serves Talyllyn Railway
Pendre railway station partOf Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway heritage railway
Dolgoch railway station locatedOnLine Talyllyn Railway
Dolgoch railway station openedAsPartOf Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway original route
Tywyn Wharf railway station servedBy Talyllyn Railway
Tywyn Wharf railway station originalOperator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Tywyn Wharf railway station adjacentTo Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
Tywyn Wharf railway station ownedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company