Thomas the Tank Engine's inspiration

The train station that inspired the Thomas the Tank Engine stories is to get a £1.2m facelift and a new museum. Talyllyn Railway in south Gwynedd has received a substantial Heritage Lottery grant to redevelop the station at Tywyn and improve visitor facilities.

A purpose-built museum will exhibit original drawings by Rev Wilbert Awdry, the author of the timeless children's classic. Rev Awdry based his stories on his experiences as a volunteer working at Talyllyn in the early 1950s. . .

The picturesque narrow gauge railway runs between the seaside town of Tywyn and the village of Abergynolwyn in the heart of Snowdonia National Park.

Hadn't realized that Thomas and friends were Welsh. From the BBC.

Posted by David on March 17, 2003 10:31 PM