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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Tywyn Wharf railway station operatedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Tywyn Wharf railway station category Talyllyn Railway
Nant Gwernol railway station terminusOf Talyllyn Railway
Nant Gwernol railway station partOf Talyllyn Railway
Nant Gwernol railway station ownedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Nant Gwernol railway station operatedBy Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Nant Gwernol railway station serves Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway heritage trains
Nant Gwernol railway station lineEnd Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway main passenger route
Nant Gwernol railway station partOf Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway preservation era extensions
Dolgoch railway Talyllyn Railway
Dolgoch operator Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Dolgoch ownership Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Abergynolwyn railway station servedBy Talyllyn Railway
Abergynolwyn railway station railwayLine Talyllyn Railway
Abergynolwyn railway station owner Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway Company
Abergynolwyn railway station category Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway stations
Afon Fathew associatedWith Talyllyn Railway
Afon Fathew followedBy Talyllyn Railway
Afon Fathew hasHistoricAssociation Talyllyn Railway
Abergynolwyn railwayLine Talyllyn Railway
Brynglas locatedOn Talyllyn Railway
Brynglas locatedNear Talyllyn Railway
this entity surface form: Talyllyn Railway milepost 4
Brynglas openedBy Talyllyn Railway
Bryncrug nearHistoricalSite Talyllyn Railway