Group Discount - SAVE £££££sStunning views in South Snowdonia

"It is a relic, this railway, a bit of ornamental

scrollwork lifted from the pattern of

yesterday and kept, as a memento ..."

Carson Davidson, ‘Railway with a Heart of Gold’

Contact InformationT: 01654 710472 F: 01654 711755 E: enquiries@talyllyn.co.ukwww.talyllyn.co.uk/experiences/groupsGroup Travel, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway,Gorsaf Wharf Station, Neptune Road, Tywyn LL36 9EY

Booking early is recommended to ensure that you areable to travel on the train of your choice.You will find this year’s timetable enclosed with thisleaflet which we hope will give you the information yourequire to plan your journey. However, please do nothesitate to contact us if you require any further informationabout bringing groups to our railway. We will be happy tohelp you plan your itinerary and provide information aboutthe surrounding area and any other requirements.Allow 20 minutes for driving a coach between Tywyn and Abergynolwyn. Eitherstation will be pleased to serve Drivers with complimentary light refreshments.

Access Statement: We do our best to ensure that peoplewith disabilities enjoy our railway as much as anyone else, andmost passenger trains have a wheelchair accessible carriage(max. six wheelchairs). However, please consult the fullAccess Statement on our website carefully if you have anyonewho is less able in your group: www.talyllyn.co.uk/access

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Group Fares are available forpre-booked parties of fifteenor more passengers and givesavings of up to a third on ourstandard fares. Compartmentsare reserved for all groupbookings.Example Group Fares:Tywyn-Dolgoch FallsAdult Single £7.50Tywyn-AbergynolwynAdult Single £9.60Adult Full Line Return £14.20

Group Travel BrochureLlyfryn Teithio Grwpˆ

Group Travel InformationGwybodaeth am Deithio gan Grwpˆ

Harlech

Newtown

Welshpool

LlanidloesAberystwyth

Machynlleth

Barmouth

Abergynolwyn

Talyllyn RailwayMainline

SouthernSnowdonia

A487

A487

A485

A44

A493

A470

A470

A470

A458

A495

A483

A496

B4405

Aberdyfi

Fairbourne

Corris

Porthmadog

NantGwernol

ShrewsburyLiverpoolBirmingham

<2 hours<2½ hours<3 hours

Tywyn

A494

Dolgellau

Bala

We'd love you to come and travel on our historic, steam-operated railway whereyou can enjoy meeting the friendly staff and volunteers.The Talyllyn Railway today reflects its historical past, a rural byway where the pace oflife is gentle, the maximum speed of the train is fifteen miles per hour, and passengers canhave an unhurried journey along the beautiful and unchanging Fathew Valley to the remoteterminus at Nant Gwernol.Built in 1865, on a gauge of 2 feet 3 inches, to carry slate from the Bryn Eglwys quarriesnear Abergynolwyn to Tywyn, and ultimately world-wide. The lineruns seven and a quarter miles fromTywyn to Nant Gwernol, from whereinclines and horse-drawn tramwayscontinued into the mountains. Slatetraffic ceased in 1946 following a seriousrock fall in the quarry.In 1950 the line's owner Sir HenryHaydn Jones died, and the future for theTalyllyn Railway looked very bleak - slatetraffic had ceased in 1946. However, agroup of enthusiasts, led by the engineerand author L.T.C. Rolt, sought to preventthe railway's closure and scrapping and,thanks to the generosity of Lady HaydnJones, the Talyllyn Railway PreservationSociety (the first such organisation in the world) was allowedto take over the running of the line. By then the railway wasin a very sorry state with only one operable locomotive, invery poor condition, struggling to pull the trains along anovergrown and perilous track.Since 1951 great improvements have been made; volunteermembers of the TRPS now providemost of the train crew and station staffrequired to operate the line, and assistwith maintenance work and manyother activities. The track has beenre-laid, locomotives have been rebuiltand acquired, new carriages have beenconstructed, a safe and flexiblesignalling system has been installed, themany other improvements have beencarried out. Both of the originallocomotives and all the originalcarriages remain in regular use to thisday.

The Talyllyn Railway has carried passengers for more than 150 years and hasbeen meeting the needs of coach parties and group travel organisers since its early days.We are pleased to welcome schoolchildren, pensioners, steam enthusiasts, photographersand any other special interest group, or simply groups of friends and relations who wantto enjoy each others company in special surroundings.Sample Trips:Round trip: Tywyn Wharf - Nant Gwernol - Tywyn Wharf. Duration: 2 h 30 mExtended single: Tywyn Wharf - Nant Gwernol - Abergynolwyn. Duration: 1 h 50 mSingle: Tywyn Wharf - Abergynolwyn or reverse. Duration: 1 h 25 m

Group Travel InformationGwybodaeth am Deithio gan Grwpˆ ˆ

About the Talyllyn RailwayYnglyn Rheilffordd Talyllyn

Food & Drink:Treat your party to an extra bit of style witha range of catering options: cold buffets,cream teas, fish and chips and many others.Meals can be taken at Wharf Station’s King’sCafé or Abergynolwyn Station’sQuarryman’s Caban which are also licensedto serve alcohol.

‘KETTLES’ AND CREAM TEAS

Thursdays: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June,

4th, 11th, 18th July; 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th Sept

Travel on our Original Victorian Train from the 1860s.

A full day experience with your own tour guide,

followed by a Cream Tea and a Museum Tour.

Hampers (£8 per head) and Prosecco (£4 per head)

are available to order and enjoy onboard.

Steam trains are affectionately called Kettles!

SPECIAL GROUP DISCOUNT £23.60/Adult