{"id":14092,"date":"2024-04-05T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becster.com\/?p=14092"},"modified":"2024-04-05T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T11:17:21","slug":"talyllyn-railway-the-75-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becster.com\/cy\/talyllyn-railway-the-75-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Talyllyn Railway – The 75 Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I had a trip down to the Talyllyn Railway<\/a>, not for a leisure trip but this time I was invited to attend the official launch of The 75 Appeal. I’ll explain more about the 75 Appeal shortly but I have to say that the launch day was great!<\/p>\n

(For more info about The Talyllyn Railway please see this post<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

75 Appeal Launch Day<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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No 1 Tal Y Llyn in blue livery at Wharf Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a gathering of lots of people from the railway community as well as the local community. At Wharf Station recently refurbished engine No1 “Tal-Y-Llyn” was out in steam for the first time since 2018 – sporting her brand new blue BR livery. (I’ve heard numerous people comment dislike towards the colour but honestly I think it looks lovely!)<\/em><\/p>\n

The day started with some refreshments at Wharf Station before local children from Ysgol Pen y Bryn performed two songs. This was then followed by a by the ever lovely Tim Dunn who emphasised the importance of the railway community (his words really spoke to me I must admit). After the welcomes various representatives from The Talyllyn Railway presented about the 75 Appeal and the ambitious project that they’re fundraising for.<\/p>\n

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Tom Bright of Steam Railway Magazine unveiling the award for the Ty Dwr project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Post speeches we all gathered on a train and I ended up in what seemed to be the media carriage with Tom Bright of Steam Railway Magazine<\/a>, Tim Dunn, Lawrie and team from LMM<\/a> and others. Apologies to whoever I’ve missed – it was a bit of a squeeze! On the way we stopped near Pendre works where Luke Ryan ran through the plans with us. Fascinating stuff!<\/p>\n

At Abergynolwyn station where lunch was provided. Here there was also the unveiling of the Steam Railway Magazine Award for the Ty Dwr project (unveiled by Tom Bright, Deputy Editor of Steam Railway Magazine).<\/p>\n

After this there were two trains up to Nant Gwernol which included a brief stop at the village incline to hear about a heritage project that’s going on there. The highlight of my journey was getting to ride in the Guard’s Van up to Nant Gwernol and back. It was a stunning day for it!<\/p>\n

Thank you again to The Talyllyn Railway (and to Tim who wangled the invite for me) for inviting me! I had a great day with some friends I made via the railway community.<\/p>\n

The 75 Appeal<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Dolgoch passing Sir Haydn at Abergynolwyn Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Talyllyn Railway will be celebrating 75 years next year and this appeal is to see the railway survive the next 75 years. Now this is not an appeal to save the railway – it\u2019s on a strong financial footing – but rather to develop the railway so that it can be enjoyed by future generations of enthusiasts, locals and tourists alike.<\/p>\n

The 75 Appeal has been launched to raise match funding towards an ambitious development project. A total of \u00a3500,000 needs to be raised over the next 5 years in order to be able to access equivalent funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project Aims<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Steam Railway Magazine Award for the Ty Dwr project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are currently 3 different set of plans – each one dependent on the level of funding achieved. However all 3 plans cover the same things:<\/p>\n