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14th May 2014 - 63 Years of Railway Preservation

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14th May 2014 marks 63 years since the most momentous occasion for the Talyllyn Railway and Railway Preservation around the world.

A band of enthusiasts led by the acclaimed author Tom Rolt vowed to try and keep the railway going.On 14th May 1951, the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society lined up with Loco No.2 Dolgoch, in perilous condition, along with a railway in equally perilious condition after years of continued running with limited investment.

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