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 ...

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, ...

One of Wales' oldest steam railways has appealed for help from volunteers because of a drop in funds caused by falling passenger numbers. Talyllyn Railway in Gwynedd, which inspired the Thomas the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling on railway tracks and becoming trapped under a train while taking a photograph. The incident happened on the Talyllyn Railway at 11.30am this morning at ...

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 ...

Called ‘Stations at Stations’, a special train will stop at each station along the Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales for readings and prayers telling the Good Friday story of the crucifixion. The event, ...

The train station that inspired the Thomas the Tank Engine stories is to get a £1.2m facelift and a new museum. Talyllyn Railway in south Gwynedd has received a substantial Heritage Lottery grant to ...

John Snell was a heritage railway enthusiast who left BR to run small gauge steam lines such as the Talyllyn and RH&DR John Snell back on the footplate at the Talyllyn after 60 years in 2011 Credit: ...