Talyllyn Railway
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talyllyn-railway-176-17910522
title:
Talyllyn Railway
text:
The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge railway in Wales running for 7+1⁄4 miles (12 km) from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865 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 underinvestment, the line remained open, and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be pres
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Narrow gauge railway in north Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talyllyn_Railway
date created:
2003-01-22T18:03:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:04:53Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16