TALYLLYN Railway (TR) has acquired an ex-LMS five-plank wagon to stand on a short length of track where there was once a standard gauge siding alongside the wharf edge at Tywyn Wharf station.
This will display how slate was transferred from the 2ft 3in gauge TR to standard gauge wagons for onward transportation.
The wagon came from the Bristol Harbour Railway and is numbered 66045, an LMS or possibly Port of Bristol, number. It has been sent to Stanegate Restorations in Haltwhistle for renovation preparatory to display.
Also now at Stanegate Restorations is the wooden chassis of TR’s ex-Corris van No. 6. A trial assembly at the end of December showed that as much original material as possible has been retained although new wood has been used where necessary. The van body will receive attention through the winter at TR’s Pendre site.