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	Wales - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced "Kum-REE", IPA: {{IPA/ˈkəmɹi/}}) is a nation, a country, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
		The traditional women's Welsh costume, incorporating a tall fl hat, was devised in the nineteenth century by Lady Llanover, herself a prominent patron of the Welsh language and culture.
		Wales has been a principality since the 13th century, initially under the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, and later under his grandson, Llywelyn the Last, who took the title Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /wales.htm (1618 words)

	Narrow Gauge
		Lee, Charles E The Welsh Highland Railway, Welsh Highland Light Railway and DandC, 1970, pp48 with pp16 of plates and a folding drawing of a Double-Bogie Fairlie Locomotive in the rear.
		Whitehouse, Patrick Festiniog Railway Revival, IA, 1963, pp84 with a colour frontis and a fold-out map in the rear.
		A pictorial tribute to the Vale of Rheidol, the Welshpool and Llanfair, the Festiniog, the Talyllyn and the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
	www.hometown.aol.com /gbsteven/narrow_gauge.htm (1272 words)

	Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways in the 21st. Century by Dave Pagett.
		Most of these smaller railways succumbed to road motor transport but many have been saved by enthusiasts and today form an important part of the Welsh economy in the form of tourists and visitors who come to enjoy the atmosphere of a bygone era.
		The present day narrow gauge line runs alongside the southern shore of Bala Lake for approximately four miles, occupying the trackbed of the former G.W.R. standard gauge route from Ruabon to Barmouth.
		The world famous Talyllyn Railway was the first railway in the U.K. to be taken on by enthusiasts as a preservation enterprise after it had closed for business in the nineteen-fifties.
	welshnarrowgauge.fotopic.net (427 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By definition narrow gauge means anything less than the adopted standard gauge of a country.
		In the UK, the standard gauge is 4 foot 8 and a half inches, and most narrow gauge (NG) operations in the UK have used a width between rails of two to two and half foot approximately, although there are wider and narrower versions.
		Even if you aren't a railway modeller, the real thing is often so compact and different, it gives the appearance of being a model anyway and is popular with people that often have little or no interest in railways generally.
	www.kerslake.plus.com /ngrail.htm (477 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways
		This extroardinary railway is an exceptional example of a modern steam hauled narrow gauge railway.
		A 2' gauge railway which is laid alongside Llyn Padarn at Llanberis where the grand landscape and the fascinating history of the slate industry prove a magnet for the tourist.
		The Ashover Light Railway had a remarkably short life from 1925 to 1950 but for much of those brief years it was one of the most prosperous narrow gauge railways in the country, sadly, now all that remains are memories.
	www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk /railways.html (1393 words)

	Talyllyn Railway - Narrow Gauge Links
		Narrow Gauge on the Net - American NG lines.
		Stafford Railway Circle have a strong group of narrow gauge modellers.
		The Cavan and Leitrim Railway at Dromod, Co. Leitrim.
	www.talyllyn.co.uk /links/narrow_gauge.html (434 words)

	NLR - Links Narrow gauge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Brit Valley Railway is a proposed 2 foot narrow-gauge railway, principally steam hauled, between Bridport and West Bay, on the beautiful West Dorset Coast.
		Built on a gauge of 2 feet 3 inches, the Talyllyn Railway is one of a number of narrow-gauge lines in north and mid Wales built in the 19th century to carry slate, in the Talyllyn's case from the Bryn Eglwys quarries near Abergynolwyn.
		From the original railway companies which were absorbed into or involved with the original railway, to the various organisations with an interest in reviving the WHR, a proliferation of company and society names have come and gone.
	www.nlr.org.uk /links/NarrowGauge.htm (1556 words)

	UK Heritage Railways - Narrow & Miniature Railway Gallery
		Though my main interest in railways has been with standard gauge lines, there is much to interest the enthusiast on the smaller gauge lines.
		Pics of the newly extended Llyn Padarn railway.
		The 3ft gauge railway on the worlds longest pier.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /david.enefer/narrow/narrow.htm (215 words)

	Regional_history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The story of the railway at Grange and its influence on the growth of the town.
		The Swansea and Mumbles Railway was incorporated in 1804 and claimed to be the oldest passenger railway in the world.
		The Highland Railway: The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol.
	www.hometown.aol.com /gbsteven/regional_history.htm (2370 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways
		While our main line railways have been forced into dull uniformity by the practicalities of being a part of a larger whole, their smaller cousins retain their individuality, and with it their charm, which can be a delight to young and old whether railway minded or casual visitor.
		This railway is unique in Britain in that for much of its length it is double track and the narrow gauge locomotives, each a miniature replica of a main line steam engine, flash past each other at speed with their trains.
		The narrow gauge has much to offer and it would be a shame to leave an area boasting a narrow gauge railway without paying it a visit.
	www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk (533 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railway Resurrection
		Another two foot gauge railway which runs along side a lake and on the track bed of the former standard gauge railway from Llangollen to Dolgellau is the
		The railway remained derelict until 1941 when it was dismantled and all rolling stock disposed of (mainly for scrap).
		Passengers were carried from 1883 until 1931 (the railway having been acquired by the GWR in 1929) but slate was carried until 1948 when the railway was closed due to the bridge over the River Dovey being damaged by floods.
	www.cooke686.fsnet.co.uk /narrow.htm (1200 words)

	List of British heritage and private railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain.
		Many of the standard gauge railways were originally lines closed by British Railways under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and reopened as private and / or heritage lines.
		South Tynedale Railway on the border between Cumbria and Northumberland
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Welsh_narrow_gauge_railways (289 words)

	Wales -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The term Principality of Wales, in Welsh, Tywysogaeth Cymru, is often used, although the (The male heir apparent of the British sovereign) Prince of Wales has no role in the governance of Wales and this term is unpopular among many in Wales.
		There are several (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) islands off the Welsh mainland, the largest being (An island northwest of Wales) Anglesey in the northwest.
		The 14 Welsh mountains over 3000 feet high are known collectively as the (Click link for more info and facts about Welsh 3000s) Welsh 3000s.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wa/Wales.htm (2170 words)

	Daniel McIntyre's UK Narrow Gauge Rlwy Links. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Daniel has been asking other narrow gauge railways and individuals to provide a link from their pages to the South Tynedale Railway pages, in return he publicises some of the many other railway pages available on the internet on his own separate pages, like this one.
		A narrow gauge on the west coast of Ireland at Moyasta Junction.
		An introduction to the narrow gauge railways of Britain, compiled by Nick Lewis.
	www.strps.org.uk /raillinks/uk-ng.htm (1040 words)

	UK Narrow Gauge Railway Webring
		This webring is for Narrow Gauge Steam Railways in the United Kingdom.
		Narrow Gauge railways in Ireland are welcome to submit their sites and they may be allowed to join.
		A narrow gauge shortline on the West Coast of Vancouver Island BC.
	nav.webring.com /hub?ring=uknrail&list (1029 words)

	biology - Wales
		Thus, Saint David went on a pilgrimage to Rome during the 6th century, and was serving as a bishop in Wales well before Augustine arrived to convert the king of Kent and founded the diocese of Canterbury.
		The Act of Union 1536 abolished the remaining Marcher Lordships, leaving Wales with thirteen counties: Anglesey, Brecon, Caernarfon, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan, Merioneth, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pembroke, and Radnor, and applied the Law of England to both England and Wales, making English the language to be used for official purposes.
		The 14 Welsh mountains over 3000 feet high are known collectively as the Welsh 3000s.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Wales (1529 words)

	Wales Train Pictures - Welsh Railways
		On the Welshpool and LLanfair Railway (2'6" gauge), 0-6-0T No 822 'The Earl' relaxes at Welshpool after taking water, as his crew enjoy their own version of liquid refreshment.
		On the Talyllyn Railway (2'3" gauge), 0-4-0WT No 6 'Douglas' is in Rev Awdry mode as 'Duncan' as it poses in the sunlight at Nant Gwernol.
		On the Welsh Highland Railway, Caernarfon (1'11 1/2" gauge), former South African Beyer Garrett No NG143 arrives at Waunfawr under the small road bridge at the north end of the station.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /index45.html (508 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways
		Ireland was once served by a variety of fascinating narrow gauge railways, each with its own character.
		The West Clare Railway was one of a network of 3ft gauge lines which mushroomed across rural Ireland...
		This 2ft 3ins gauge line has a unique place in railway history as the first public railway to be taken...
	www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk /ontrack/books3/itmidx3.htm (850 words)

	Oil Fired Steam on the Welsh Narrow Gauge
		As the railway now ran through dense woodlands for a number of miles, the result was disastrous, with forest fires becoming almost a daily hazard.
		During the mid 1970s the Vale of Rheidol Railway was beginning to suffer problems with its coal-burning fleet similar to those faced by the FR a few years previously.
		It was hoped that once trials were completed the loco would enter service during the 1993 season but in the event the experimental stage was not completed by the end of the season and developments to bring the system to a satisfactory level of reliability was still in progress.
	www.martynbane.co.uk /modernsteam/smcmahon/oilfiring/ofsotwng.htm (3503 words)

	Other Narrow Gauge Railways
		The gauge is 1 metre throughout affording a flexibility required by the severe terrain, for Corsica is a rocky and mountainous island where communications and accessability are often difficult.
		This is a miniature railway in that the gauge is 15 inches with rolling stock to scale.
		Though largely intended for visitors and those with a fondness for railways, it is nevertheless a quite practical route for travel along the coast, parts of which aren't otherwise conveniently reached.
	www.hektor.worldonline.co.uk /minox1/ONG.html (2564 words)

	Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Railway Cottage - Snowdonia Based at Waunfawr the WHR (Caernarfon) is at the bottom the garden.
		Ffestioniog Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway Talyllyn Railway Welsh Highland Railway Welshpool and Llanfair Railway
		UK Miniature Railways Excellent source of news and information about miniature railways.
	www.fairbournerailway.com /page6.html (439 words)

	The Winwaed Bookshop: British Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Part of a series detailing the various narrow gauge railways of Wales, this volume concentrates on the Dinorwic Quarries, the Great Orme Tramway, and a number of other systems in North Caernarvonshire.
		Although Wales probably has the most famous narrow gauge railways in the UK if not the World, Ireland had a number of notable examples too.
		The Festiniog Railway was the first railway in the World that ran steam narrow gauge locomotives.
	www.winwaed.com /books/trains/uk.shtml (908 words)

	Quarry Hunslets - Book NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE - VOLUME ONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1971 the First Edition of this title drew readers` attention from James Boyd`s previous book about the Mid-Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, to a treasury of long-abandoned railways in South Caernarvonshire which, until the 1960s, had been hardly investigated.
		He recounts the politics and infighting of the Cambrian, Great Western and London and North Western Railways to secure a greater foothold and share in the then-lucrative North Wales slate industry traffic, and wrench more of it from the monopoly of an entrenched Festiniog Railway.
		Within this theatre of narrow railway plotting, Hugh Beaver Roberts aspired to dominate the scene for over a decade; then Charles Easton Spooner, finding the Festiniog Railway too restrictive for his empirical ambitions, contrived his own ascendency; finally Henry Joseph Jack cunningly manipulated to dictate electrical and transport undertakings in this part of the county.
	www.quarryhunslet.mste.co.uk /ngsc_book_v1.htm (234 words)

	Steam and Narrow Gauge Railways in Britain
		There are many steam and narrow gauge railways throughout Britain many of which are maintained and operated by local enthusiasts.
		Built to a track gauge of 1ft 11½in it ran for a distance of 19½ miles linking the two North Devon towns from which it takes its name.
		"The narrow gauge railway uses historic steam locomotives from the last 2 centuries.
	www.mybritain.com /historicrailways.htm (1250 words)

	Narrow Gauge Railways in North Wales
		The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow gauge line using steam locomotives on all advertised passenger trains.
		The friendly 2ft gauge steam railway (opposite Porthmadog BR Station) welcomes visitors during the season Easter to September.
		Located at the Tywyn Wharf terminus of the Talyllyn Railway, the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is an important collection of artefacts relating to Narrow Gauge Railways in the British Isles, throughout a period spanning some 200 years.
	www.northwalesindex.co.uk /pages/382.html (623 words)

	Welshpool & Llanfair Railway & Other Narrow Gauge Railways of the World
		Visit this Welsh narrow gauge (2' 6") railway with regular updates of the latest happenings on this beautiful line.
		This 2' 6" line is the famous Ozzy twin to the WandL recently opened through to Gembrook this former Victoria State Railway is the longest of a once extensive system of narrow gauge lines in the state and one not to be missed.
		The 3' 6" gauge lines in Australia are mainly centered in Queensland which have many thousands of miles of lines up the east coast from Brisbane to Cairns with branches inland operated by the State Railway.
	www.btucker.albatross.co.uk (396 words)

	Rail WWW sites
		Llanberis Lake Railway - one of the WHR's neighbouring railways.
		The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum - Reopening at Tywyn Wharf in 2005.
		Penrhyn Railway Heritage Trust - the Trust aims to reopen a section of the Penrhyn Quarry Railway, two valleys east of the WHR.
	www.bangor.ac.uk /ml/whr/ng-links.htm (980 words)

	Daniel McIntyre's Guide to Railways, Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		News and timetable information covering most of the preserved standard gauge and narrow gauge railways in the U.K. can be obtained from the U.K. Heritage Railways web site.
		News about this railway which is the home of famous narrow gauge steam locomotive “Russell”.
		Contains details of the narrow gauge Feldbahn railways and light railways around the World, including models of Feldbahn locomotives and rolling stock.
	www.strps.org.uk /raillinks/daniel-index.htm (416 words)

	Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways
		The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society Society founded to preserve locos and rolling stock from Australian sugar mills.
		Narrow Gauge Steam In China Rob Dickinson's summary of current narrow gauge steam railways in China.
		The vitual Narrow Gauge Model Railway Exhibition Photos in all scales and gauges by Chris MacKenzie.
	www.ingr.co.uk /intro_links.html (362 words)

	aarchive.co.uk: Video - Welsh Narrow Gauge on 8mm
		Captured in the 1960/70 period of the last century, this film portrays five of the narrow gauge railways of Wales, with archive footage of that time digitally re-mastered to video.
		Victor Thompson begins our nostalgic journey with images of Festiniog, Talyllyn and Snowdon Mountain Railways, adding his unique style of narration as befitting his many years of service to the British Film Institute as a lecturer.
		He sees with 8mm cine camera what others fail to recognise and in almost poetic style of narration makes the trains almost human, betraying his intense love for some of the most beautiful railways in the Welsh Highlands.
	www.aarchive.co.uk /videos/railway_video.asp?SKU=narrow (266 words)

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