![]() ![]() All of this would prove to be a serious challenge as the only rails that existed did not belong to the Corris Railway, instead they were some of the once-many various quarry branches and not very useful at the time. They set the goal of rebuilding some, or maybe even all, of the railway that was lost following the closure. Their initial aim was to preserve what little remained of the line and open a museum solely for the history of the Corris Railway. The hopeful return of the Corris Railway began in 1966 when Alan Meaden and his dedicated group of enthusiasts, many of which were already volunteers on the Talyllyn themselves, set out to form the Corris Railway Society. This was however, not the end for narrow gauge in the Dulas Valley. Once the line closed under the guise of British Railways, it was thought to have been gone for good especially when the track was lifted in 1949 and the Talyllyn Railway, the world’s first preserved railway, bought the old Corris locomotives and rolling stock for their own purposes. With passenger services long gone and mineral freight in decline, it became less worthwhile for the Great Western Railway to combat the eroding force of the River Dovey (Afor Dyfi). The wonderful world of Welsh narrow gauge comes to life in Train Simulator with the recently re-opened Corris Railway.
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