The Corris Railway was a narrow gauge (686 mm, 2 ft 3 in ) railway line running along the Dulas Valley, in Mid-Wales, UK. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area  - Total:  - % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population  - Total (2001):  - Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

It began as a horse tramroad in the 1850s, connecting the slate quarries in the districts around Corris with the estuary of the Dyfi river at Derwenlas. In 1878 the line was upgraded by its new owners, the Imperial Tramways Company and steam locomotives were introduced. At the same time the line was cut back to Machnylleth where it met the standard gauge main line of the Cambrian Railways. Passenger services were also introduced at this time. Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ... Alternate meanings in Slate (disambiguation) Slate Slate is a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). ... Great Western Railway No. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... The Cambrian Railways (Cambrian) owned a total of 230 miles of track, over a large area of mid-Wales. ...

The line continued on through the decades, serving quarries around Corris and Aberllefenni. After World War I, slate traffic began a slow steady decline as cheaper foreign slate and alternative roofing materials became popular. The railway went into a similar decline, with passenger service being withdrawn in 1930. This coincided with the railway being purchased by the Great Western Railway, and eventually in 1948 became part of British Rail. Following a disastrous flood on the River Dyfi that year the line finally closed. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the Canadian railway company of the same name see Great Western Railway (Canada) Bristol Temple Meads railway station, the terminus at Bristol. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...

The two remaining locomotives and several goods wagons were purchased by the newly preserved Talyllyn Railway which shares the unusual 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) gauge. This stock is still in operation just over the mountain at Tywyn. The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow gauge (686mm, 23 ) railway line running for 7¼ miles (11. ... Tywyn is a town in the traditional county of Merionethshire, southern Gwynedd, north Wales, lying on the River Talyllyn and Cardigan Bay. ...

In 1966 a group of dedicated enthusiasts formed the Corris Railway Society with the hope of reviving the original Corris Railway. Through years of hard work and dedication they acquired the line's original workshops at Maespoeth and the trackbed between there and Corris, just under a mile (1.6 km) to the north. In 1985 the first official train was run back to Corris. In the summer of 2002 passenger services resumed after a break of 72 years. The society is currently building a new steam locomotive, a replica of the original Kerr Stuart 0-4-2ST No.4 (now running as Edward Thomas on the Talyllyn Railway). It is also actively pursuing a southwards extension towards Machynlleth. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Machynlleth is a town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire, north Powys in Wales. ...

See also

• List of British heritage and private railways

List of British heritage and private railways This list is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...

External links

• http://www.corris.co.uk/
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