It was the world's first passenger-carrying narrow gauge railway, provided the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine and, this weekend, the Talyllyn Railway celebrates its 150th birthday. Built to ...

Celebrations marking 100 years since the birth of the creator of the Thomas the Tank Engine books are being held at the Welsh station which inspired him. The Reverend Wilbert Awdry based his stories ...

The open carriages of the ‘picnic train’ at Talyllyn Railway General manager of Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales, Stuart Williams, said visitors were able to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and a snack or ...

Traditionally the Great Little Trains of Wales relied on good old-fashioned Welsh coal to drive them through the mountains. But now Talyllyn Railway, the world’s oldest preserved railway, is ...

People will be able to gain an insight into working on the world's first preserved railway this weekend. Volunteers are invited to work on the Talyllyn Railway in roles including on the locomotives, ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Mid Wales, is unable to run trains until further notice. The narrow gauge railway, which closed on March 20, has already missed the ...

Travelling by steam train has a certain charm but a Welsh railway is offering the chance to experience it at night. The Talyllyn Railway's late night steam event on Saturday, August 27, will see ...

An enthusiast who volunteered for 50 years on the railway which inspired the Thomas the Tank Engine stories has had his ashes carried by steam train to a final resting place. John Slater, who died ...

An historic narrow gauge railway will celebrate a notable anniversary in 2015 with a series of special events. The scenic, seven mile Talyllyn Railway from Tywyn to Abergynolwyn was opened in 1866 to ...

The modern world might seek ever-faster and ever-sleeker rail transport, but there is something undeniably magical about an historic steam train, chugging and puffing rhythmically as it meanders ...