Re: Train Simulator: Corris Railway Expansion Pack Loco Add-On [key Serial]

[Savage Doherty]

One of Wales' oldest narrow gauge railways, the 2 foot 3 inch gauge Corris Railway was built to carry slate from several quarries in the Dulas Valley to wharves on the river Dyfi (Dovey). At first forbidden to use steam locomotives or to carry passengers, it overcame these obstacles and became an essential part of the community that it served. It was also a forerunner in encouraging tourists, offering inclusive tours to nearby Talyllyn, passengers travelling on the train and on railway operated road services. Taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1930, the railway was closed by British Railways in 1948, apparently for good. Fortunately, the last two steam locomotives and some rolling stock was saved by the nearby Talyllyn Railway, where it played an essential role in that railway's preservation. Eventually, the thoughts of enthusiasts turned to reviving the Corris Railway, and after many twists and turns, the first passengers were carried on a short section in 2002. Historian Peter Johnson has delved into many sources to uncover the intricacies of the railway's origins, development, operation, and revival.

On 20 Aug 1948 a small saddle tank steam engine, in a livery of faded red, accompanied only by a diminutive brake van, ran slowly under the dilapidated roof of Corris Station, and left the village for the last time. Few people bothered to come out in the rain to say farewell. Enroute, it passed its home of seventy years, the engine shed at the former junction of Maespoeth. For the loco and van, a new life would beckon, a few miles away on the Talyllyn Railway. For the railway they had served it seemed the end. On 20 Apr 1985, an even smaller loco, in shining red paint, but this time diesel powered, ran triumphantly up the line from Maespoeth and into Corris Station yard, to the applause of a large crowd of well-wishers who were almost deafened by the blasts from its whistle. This time, the train had managed to dodge the showers, and the Corris Railway returned (from the back cover of the first edition). Photographs and maps in the text.

Train Simulator: Corris Railway Expansion Pack Loco Add-On [key serial]

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