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News from The Talyllyn

Dieses Thema im Forum 'Narrow Gauge Railways' wurde von ellisteph12 gestartet, 10 Januar 2014.

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  1. StoneRoad

    StoneRoad Member

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    Personally, I think quite a few of those purists [conveniently] forget that Awdry probably had an influence in their very young youth !
     
    StoneRoad, 21 August 2025
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    silversteellady gefällt dies.
  2. Dunfanaghy Road

    Dunfanaghy Road Well-Known Member

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    The only thing that the good Reverend (or his illustrator) got wrong was, as one of our cleaners pointed out, the white running plate on Thomas.
    Pat
     
    Dunfanaghy Road, 21 August 2025
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  3. UP13

    UP13 New Member

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    Indeed. Arguably the railway and the preservation movement as a whole may have struggled to get off the ground without Awdry.

    I didn't realise until I visited the excellent narrow gauge museum, that Tom Rolt recognised the value of Awdry as being more useful than the average volunteer and asked him to promote the Talyllyn in his stories. What a master stroke that was!
     
    UP13, 21 August 2025
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    21B, 3ABescot, lynbarn und 2 anderen gefällt dies.
  4. UP13

    UP13 New Member

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    Was that Reginald Dalby? If so then Awdry couldn't stand his illustrations...
     
    UP13, 21 August 2025
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    William Fletcher gefällt dies.
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