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'Sir Haydn' at Salisbury station

'Sir Haydn' at Salisbury station
Sir Haydn is the Talyllyn Railway's locomotive No. 3 and he had been invited to attend an exhibition at Waterloo Station in London. As he was not able to use the infrastructure to get there under his own steam he decided to go by train instead!

The Talyllyn Railway is a 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) narrow-gauge preserved railway in Wales, run by volunteers and runs for 7.25 miles (11.67 km) from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol, near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 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.
In 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers.

A scan from an Agfachrome slide, since sold.

Ian Wood, , J. Gafarot, and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo


17 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Phenomenal capture!

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7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you, William. Have a good week!
7 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
The Little Engine Who Could !!!

Please nicely can I have him ? Will pay the postage !!!!
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Pam J club
Unfortunately he is not mine to give. Pam....and I could not put him in a box and ship him off to foreign climes. I can sent you the digital image ;-)
7 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Polyrus
Thankyou !
7 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
Wonderful - I had just got involved with their 2ft neighbour up the coast in Portmadoc.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to StoneRoad2013 club
Thank you. Good luck with your Ffestiniog project.
7 years ago.
 * Didier 85 *
* Didier 85 *
Belle locomotive !
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to * Didier 85 *
Thank you, Didier!
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A marvellous little locomotive.
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to tiabunna club
It is certainly a popular one, George....out there on the Welsh coast.
7 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
How cute! It looks like one of Thomas the Tank Engines's friends :-))
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Keith Burton club
You clearly know your steam engines, Keith! This particular one was the basis for No.3 Sir Handel on the Mid Sodor Railway in Wilbert Awdry's children's railway books!
There is no wonder that you enjoy working so many weekends on the railway ;-)
7 years ago.
 Taormina
Taormina club
Thomas the Tank Engine ?!? ... it Looks like
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to Taormina club
One of his friends. Thomas is blue ;-)
7 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Lovely !
7 years ago.
Polyrus has replied to J. Gafarot club
Thank you, Jose!
7 years ago.

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