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Porter's Platter refurbishment [View this entry]
The refurbishment of the 'Porter's Platter' is now complete More ...
'Porter's Platter' refit [View this entry]
The refit of the Wharf cafe has started, including plans to increase the counter space and refurbish the kitchen. As you can see from the pictures, the counter area will now extend right across the room. More ...
Tidy Wharf [View this entry]
One very pleasant consequence of completing the Wharf Station redevelopment, and hosting a Royal visit, is that the Wharf station area is looking tidier than we have seen it for some time. Michael Howard sent these photographs.
More ...Royal visit - more photos [View this entry]
Some extra photos of the Royal visit on 13th July, thanks to Sarah Freeman and Peter Johnson.
More ...Inside the new Museum [View this entry]
Now that the new Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is open, Peter Johnson has kindly sent some photos that show the completed displays.
More ...Royal Opening of New Wharf Station Building - Photographs [View this entry]
These photographs of the Royal Opening of the New Wharf Station Building yesterday, Wednesday 13th July, have been kindly contributed by Peter Johnson.
There is also a report on the visit on the BBC News web site.
More ...Royal Opening of the Talyllyn Railway's New Wharf Station Building [View this entry]
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Talyllyn Railway on Wednesday 13th July 2005 to open its new Tywyn Wharf Station and Narrow Gauge Railway Museum building.
The station development comprises a new narrow gauge railway museum, kitchen and refreshment room, educational resource room, improved railway shop, stores, Guards' room, toilets and much-needed office accommodation. It has been made possible by an award of £682,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and additional funding from The Wales Tourist Board, the Welsh Development Agency, the Welsh Assembly Government, Gwynedd County Council, the Council for Museums in Wales (CyMal) and donations totalling over £550,000 from members and friends.
Their Royal Highnesses More ...
Royal visit on Wednesday 13th July [View this entry]
We are honoured and delighted to be able to announce that, on July 13th 2005, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will arrive by steam train at Tywyn Wharf Station to tour the new museum and unveil a plaque to officially open the new Tywyn Wharf Station Building.
The normal service that morning will be suspended and trains will operate to a special timetable.
The redevelopment at Wharf Station has been made possible by the grant funding received from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Wales Tourist Board, the Welsh Development Agency, the Welsh Assembly Government, Gwynedd County Council and the Council for Museums in Wales (CyMal), complemented by the hard work and generous More ...
Installation of Museum Text Panels [View this entry]
Work continues on fitting out the new Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. These photos from Keith Theobald, taken last weekend (18/19 June) show work underway to complete the new museum displays. The large text panels are now nearly all installed and some of the additional lighted is now operational.
More ...Progress at Wharf Station and NG Railway Museum [View this entry]
Work on Wharf Station and the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is now nearing completion. The photos below, by Lawrence Garvey, Keith Theobald and Richard Huss, show the station entrance and the various small exhibits in the museum.
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