July 2010 Open Weekend Photos and Videos

A number of photos from the July 2010 Open Weekend, and links to external galleries and videos have now been added to our gallery.

Compton Down station

Steve Thorpe has kindly sent this batch of photos of work currently underway to build the supporting structure for the new Compton Down station at Llechfan. This is part of a major project to relocate many of the buildings, locos and rolling stock from the late Peter Jones’ Compton Down Railway.

Lots more photos from Kes Jones can be found here.

Evening running in September

Ian Midgley visited the Railway on Thursday 10th September, and has kindly sent in these photographs.

Open Weekend 4-5 July 2009 – More Details

The Talyllyn Railway’s 16mm scale Narrow Gauge Railway Modellers
present the third annual Garden Railway open weekend.

We will be operating 16mm scale model steam hauled narrow gauge trains on the Llechfan Garden Railway which is located in the grounds of the volunteer hostel at the Talyllyn Railway, Wharf Station, Tywyn.

On Saturday evening the Porters Platter café at Wharf Station will be operating a licensed bar with hot meals available and in conjunction with the gala weekend,  there will also be an evening train running on the Talyllyn Railway

The event coincides with the Talyllyn Railway Have A Go Gala which offers opportunities to drive a steam or diesel locomotive or take part in many of the other supporting activities on the Talyllyn Railway.

The event is being supported by several model traders. Confirmed to date are –

• Atropos
• Andel Models
• Back 2 Bay 6
• Imp Models
• Trenarren Models
• Chuffed 2 bits
• I&G Steam
• Martin’s Models
• Nigel Bird Books
• Essel Engineering

For the younger enthusiast a 7¼ ” gauge miniature railway will be providing rides in Wharf station yard.

Please contact us for further details.

Garden Railway ~ Evening Train ~ Evening Licensed Bar ~ Miniature Train Rides ~ Garden Railway Trader Support

Please ask platform staff at Tywyn Wharf station for directions to the garden railway. Do not cross the running lines to get to the layout unless supervised by Talyllyn Railway staff.

Have-a-Go Gala

Our open weekend on 4th-5th July 2009 coincides with the Have-a-Go Gala on the Talyllyn Railway. More information about the gala is now available here (updated 15 May), or look on the Railway’s web site nearer the event.

Late October Running

Richard and Connor Huss visited the Railway on Monday 27th and Thursday 30th October, running their Wrightscale ‘Wren’ and Saltford Models bow-framed Simplex.