sábado, 21 de maio de 2011

Talyllyn Railway


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A Talyllyn Railway (galês: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) é um ferrovia de bitola estreita no País de Gales correndo para 7,25 milhas (11,67 km) de Tywyn [a] na costa Mid-Wales Nant Gwernol perto da aldeia de Abergynolwyn. A linha foi inaugurada em 1866 para transportar a ardósia das pedreiras em Bryn Eglwys para Tywyn, e foi a primeira ferrovia de bitola estreita na Grã-Bretanha autorizada por lei do Parlamento para levar os passageiros que utilizam transporte a vapor. Apesar de grave em termos de investimento, a linha ficou aberta, e em 1951 tornou-se a primeira ferrovia do mundo a ser preservada como património ferroviário por voluntários. 
Uma vez que a preservação, a ferrovia tem funcionado como uma atração turística, ampliando seu acervo através de aquisição e um programa de engenharia para construção denovas locomotivas e carruagens. Em 1976, foi inaugurada uma extensão ao longo da linha mineral ex-Abergynolwyn para a nova estação em Nant Gwernol. Em 2001, a sociedade de preservação comemorou seu aniversário de 50 anos, e em 2005, uma grande reconstrução e ampliação da estação de Tywyn Wharf teve lugarincluindo uma instalação muito expandida para o Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.

A obra de ficção Skarloey Railway, que faziam parte da série Railway Series de livros infantis de O Rev. W. Awdry, baseou-se na estrada de ferro Talyllyn. A preservação da linha inspirou a comédia O Thunderbolt Titfield.
The Talyllyn Railway (WelshRheilffordd Talyllyn) is a narrow-gauge preservedr ailway in Wales running for 7.25 miles (11.67 km)[1] from Tywyn[a] on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain authorised by Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. Despite severe under-investment, the line remained open, and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers.[5][6]
Since preservation, the railway has operated as a tourist attraction, expanding its rolling stock through acquisition and an engineering programme to build new locomotives and carriages. In 1976, an extension was opened along the former mineral line from Abergynolwyn to the new station at Nant Gwernol. In 2001, the preservation society celebrated its 50th anniversary, and in 2005 a major rebuilding and extension of Tywyn Wharf station took place, including a much-expanded facility for the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.
The fictional Skarloey Railway, which formed part of the Railway Series of children's books by The Rev. W. Awdry, was based on the Talyllyn Railway. The preservation of the line inspired the Ealing Comedy film The Titfield Thunderbolt.
Locomotivas
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No. 1 Talyllyn
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No. 2 Dolgoch
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No. 3 Sir Haydn
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No. 4 Thomas Edward
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No. 5 Midlander
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No. 6 Douglas
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No. 7 Tom Holt
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No. 8 Merseysider
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No. 9 Alf
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 No. 10 Bryneglwys
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