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The 14th May 1951 is a very significant date not only in Talyllyn History but Railway History as a whole, as it marks the opening of the World’s First Preserved Railway!

The Talyllyn Railway was rescued from closure by the intrepid volunteers of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society, formed in October 1950 following the passing of the Railway’s owner Sir Henry Haydn Jones earlier in that year.

Meetings were held with Lady Haydn, Sir Haydn’s widow, who agreed to hand over the railway to the TRPS. The agreement included that the Haydn Jones family would continue to appoint some of the directors to the TR company board and that in the event of the scheme failing the family would get the first £1350, and in February 1951 the TRPS took over the railway!

The real celebration begins on the 15th May with our 3-day Anniversary FURTHER DETAILS

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway