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New Year Working Parties

Find out what has been going on over New Year... more...

Wagons outside the South Carriage Shed
Mixing concrete
South Carriage Shed floor
Clearing the area outside the workshop doors
The new North Shed doors
Carriage 22 jacked up in the North Carriage shed
Snowy Santa Specials

Photos of a snowy Fathew Valley from the Santa Specials more...

10.45 Santa Special at Wharf 19 December 2009
Santa and his helper waiting at Plas Nadolig
10.45 Santa Special powers through Rhydyronen on 20 Dec
Down Santa Special heading towards Plas Nadolig
Andrew welding seats frames for carriage 7
Bob working on the new west end doors for the North Carriage Shed at Pendre
Autumn Outdoor Week 2009 - Achievements!

Read on to find out what the Outdoor Gang achieved this Autumn... more...

The weigh house at Wharf
Weigh house at Wharf with rafters
Brynglas west - the Gang working on the track
Brynglas west
Resleepering and tamping at Amen corner above Abergynolwyn
Amen Corner - checking the track gauge is correct
Bonfire Night 31st October 2009

Celebrating the end of the season at Tynllwynhen Campsite more...

Train waiting at Wharf headed by No 3 Sir Haydn
The fireworks display was fantastic
Fireworks
The huge bonfire was built by TR volunteers
Loco Working Party 10/11 October 2009

Photographs from the recent Loco Working Party more...

Removing a tube on No 7 Tom Rolt
No 7's smokebox
No 6 Douglas in the works with new spring hangers
No 2 Dolgoch in Pendre yard with No 7's tanks by the blockpost
September Sunshine

The Talyllyn Railway enjoys some late summer sun more...

The Happy Couple pose with the train crew at Rhydyronen
Engine Crew Andy and Andrew pose by the headboard
No 4 Edward Thomas on a down train using the new water column at Dolgoch
View from the train
No 2 Dolgoch passing the water column later in the day
Pendre September 2009

Out and about in Pendre... more...

No 6 Douglas - Valve gear refurbished
No 6 Douglas - New spring brackets
Wagon with a new deck in Pendre Works
A new floor for carriage 13
Fishplate Oiling 28th - 31st August 2009

Fishplate Oiling in the rain... more...

Loading all the gear onto two skateboards to take to site
Gang stand back as No 4 Peter Sam comes by
Preparing the fishplates and rail ends with wirebrushes
The "Black Hand Gang" await the completion of the wirebrushing.
Tightening up the fishplate bolts
Some of the Gang show off their oily hands
Rained off!! The Gang try to shelter by the lineside
Race the Train 2009

Ever wondered how the Talyllyn operates on Race the Train day? Here's some photos, more to come soon! more...

Race engines No 1 Talyllyn and No 4 Edward Thomas come off shed - 9.45am
The two race engines pass No 2 Dolgoch with the race train
Engines head off to wait at Wharf
10:30am - Quarry Challenge Race train at Wharf
Competitors and family waiting at Wharf to get on the 10:50 train to Tynllwynhen
Runners head down the valley as the 11:40 ex Wharf heads up the line
The Race - The runners try to keep up near Brynglas Station
A little while later the Relief Train follows carrying more supporters
Latest from Pendre August 2009

The latest pictures from Pendre... more...

Smalley arm in the works following a blown ram seal and a new coat of paint
Very clean looking brake gear from No 5 Midlander
New axle box castings for No 4 Edward Thomas
No 1 Talyllyn - new casting for one of the pony truck wheels
Josh and Sam busy wire brushing the WD wagon ready for re-decking
New vinyl adverts - look out for them on our vans
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