First published in 1953, this edition contains many new pictures. It tells the history of the Talyllyn Railway, the oldest preserved railway in the world, which was rescued from the threat of closure by a group of amateur railwaymen. Rolt, one of this group, records their achievement with detail and humour.
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It is a fascinating read and this reprint will no doubt excite a new generation of enthusiasts and attract more visitors to the mid-Wales narrow gauge line. --Model Railway Express
It is a unique railway history story of people, their camaraderie and struggles, of the time and of keeping terribly old and worn-out steam locomotives going. --Journal of the Railway & Canal Historical Society --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
It is a unique railway history story of people, their camaraderie and struggles, of the time and of keeping terribly old and worn-out steam locomotives going. --Journal of the Railway & Canal Historical Society --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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L.T.C. ROLT was born in Chester in February 1910 and died in 1974. He was an engineer and craftsman whose passion for Britain's industrial heritage led him to become one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century. He jointly founded the Inland Waterways Association and also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger and the famous Landscape Trilogy (The History Press).
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I read this book several years ago and was impressed by its readability and how informative it was. The author obviously knew a great deal about the little line and how it was worked and had an affection for it. I can recommend this book as re-reading it will guarantee finding something else out about the area or the characters who made up those who worked or used the railway in its hayday.
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The story of the worlds preserved railway is captured beautifully by Tom Rolt. It's delightfully detailed, at times poetic, at others thrilling! A lovely story for anyone who likes a good tale but simply compulsory reading for any railway enthusiast! I read this as a teenager and lost my copy while moving house. This lovely recent edition has a preface by David Mitchell on the Talyllyn Railway and some truly evocative photographs.
The railway is still running and celebrates it's Diamond Jubilee this year, so if you read the book and love it, then visit the Railway. Many scenes and places are still clearly recognisable from the photos and Dolgoch is still running, at the grand old age of 145.
This is a captivating book and I simply can't recommend it highly enough!
The railway is still running and celebrates it's Diamond Jubilee this year, so if you read the book and love it, then visit the Railway. Many scenes and places are still clearly recognisable from the photos and Dolgoch is still running, at the grand old age of 145.
This is a captivating book and I simply can't recommend it highly enough!
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By D. W. Mark
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This classic tale of the saving of the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales and its take-over by the newly-formed Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society in 1950/51 has recently been reissued. It reads as well as earlier editions and (to quote "Steam Railway" magazine) should appeal to a whole new generation of enthusiasts.
With the Bluebell and Middleton Railways celebrating their fiftieth anniversaries in 2010, it is timely to recall that they started operations ten years after the Talyllyn Railway was saved. The TR never closed, but only by the skin of its teeth. When the owner Sir Henry Haydn Jones died in 1950, the Railway was saved by a group of enthusiasts led by L. T. C. (Tom) Rolt. "Railway Adventure" recounts those early years, from initial plans to replace the original railway by a 15 inch "toy" line (to save money), to the purchase of the two Corris engines for £50, and the triumphant first season in 1951 when 1865-built "Dolgoch" was the only available motive power.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
With the Bluebell and Middleton Railways celebrating their fiftieth anniversaries in 2010, it is timely to recall that they started operations ten years after the Talyllyn Railway was saved. The TR never closed, but only by the skin of its teeth. When the owner Sir Henry Haydn Jones died in 1950, the Railway was saved by a group of enthusiasts led by L. T. C. (Tom) Rolt. "Railway Adventure" recounts those early years, from initial plans to replace the original railway by a 15 inch "toy" line (to save money), to the purchase of the two Corris engines for £50, and the triumphant first season in 1951 when 1865-built "Dolgoch" was the only available motive power.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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