Corris Narrow Gauge Railway (Wales, UK)
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- čas přidán 4. 02. 2018
- I had seen the Corris Railway on a number of occasions, but I’d never seen trains running, so when I heard they were running on the day I was travelling from North Wales to England’s South Coast, I just had to call in. After looking round the informative and interesting museum, I wandered out to the station area to watch the little steam engine arrive with its short rake of attractive coaches. The railway's website describes the Corris Railway as the first Narrow Gauge railway in Mid-Wales. Constructed originally in 1859 as a 2’ 3" gauge tram-road, it employed horses to haul slate waggons to and from the quarries. Steam locomotives arrived in 1878 with passengers being carried from 1883 to 1930. The Railway closed in 1948 and dismantled soon afterwards.
The friendly train staff enjoyed showing visitors around the train, including the locomotive cab, answering questions and generally making the visit a pleasant experience. Our train set off through the pretty Welsh countryside to the current limit of passenger operations at Maespoeth, where passengers can listen to one of the staff giving a short history of the line before being escorted around the works and carriage sheds.
For the return trip we join the crew in the cab of number 7 for the trip back to Corris.
Filmed 08/07/2017
Websites offering more information about the line and its history - www.corris.co.uk & en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corris_...
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Wonderful video. Thank you for posting.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Such a cute little steam engine with well maintained carriages attached to it ! The interiors were impressive ! Looked like a dream ride along beautiful country side. ! Thank you for sharing ! You have an eye for good photography 👍👍👌
Hello Anjali, it was fun to visit this railway, the staff were so helpful and friendly, it was my pleasure to share this trip with you.
I just love the Welsh narrow gauge lines and this is one of the few I haven't got to yet . Thanks for the upload .
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. If you get the chance it is well worth visiting, because the volunteers a really welcoming at friendly and there is plenty to see.
Great video love all the green. Thank you for sharing with us.😄
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hello Tim! Once again a beautiful video of you. This gauge of 27 inches (686 millimeters) I did not know. It's a pleasure to see such a small steam locomotive again. You really have the most beautiful railroad videos by far. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria.👍👍👍🚂🚂🚂
Hello Johann. The railway was originally a horse drawn tramway, I was aware of the gauge, but I don't know why such an odd gauge was adopted, although the nearby Talyllyn Railway shares the same gauge. Two of the original locos can now be seen running on the Talyllyn Railway. The original Welsh Slate lines ware constructed to transport slate from the mines to harbours on the coast. I appreciate your kind comment. Best wishes from Tim in England.
Thanks a lot Tim for your quick response. Very thank you.🚂🚂🚂
@@johannperaus6890 2'3 gauge.
Very nicely filmed making for a pleasant ride!
Thank you, it's a friendly railway, well worth visiting.
Great video The detail is amazing !!! I love this ..
Hi, this is lovely little railway, everyone is really friendly.
This is very beautiful train.thanks.
Hi, Wales is home to a wonderful variety of narrow gauge railways, this one may not be one of the well known railways, but it is one of the friendliest.
Greetings Tim. I enjoyed this video very much. I like the slow and romantic scenery that the train passed through. Wish I was there to enjoy in person. Thank you so much.
Hi, I am pleased you enjoyed the wonderful Welsh scenery. This little railway is a reminder of the days when life was lived at a slower pace.
Excellent video! I like your work! Congratz!
Thank you, I appreciate your comment.
It is good to have the chance to look around again . I was there over fifteen years ago. Not much seems to have changed since then!
This was the first time I had seen a train running although I had visited on a number of occasions. I got the impression they were planning to start extending the running line in the near future.
great video thanks for posting!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Lovely line and a well presented video.
Thank you, the volunteers are doing a great job and I look forward to returning now that permission has been granted to extend the line.
That dog must love trains!
"Yes" the guard said it chased every train.
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@Beckett Xander yea, I have been using Flixzone for months myself :)
@Beckett Xander Yea, have been watching on flixzone for months myself :D
@Beckett Xander definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for months myself :D
This is a wonderful vid, thanks for posting and sharing your views :-))
Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed it.
Timsvideochannel1 you’re welcome :-))
Nice, balanced, video of a lovely little line.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Sublime, thank you 🇬🇧💕
Thank you I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Great video. Thanks
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Great video, thanks 👍
This is a really friendly railway, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
Seems the dog want to ride, lol. Just kidding. He was a happy fellow, tho. Thumbs up, sir. Thanks for taking me to see another part of our beautiful world.
Dogs love chasing trains, I'm not sure what would happen if a dog was ever successful in its quest. The guard told us it chased every train, it is nice to have your virtual company on these trips. Take care. Tim.
Beautiful
I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
excellent video!
Cheers Christopher, I took a look at your channel, you certainly get around and I enjoyed watching a selection of your videos, I'll take another look over the next few days.
Fabulous.
I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Nice little steam train...
As I see, a places in North Wales like 3:30+ can be places for filming Hobbiton! :))) Wonderful landscapes, and old good small railway steam engines. So, the railway for Hobbits :))) Very well! Thank you again, dear Tim
Hi Chuck, I am sure if Hobbiton were to get a railway, it would look just like this one ;-)
Yes, sir! :-)
Thanks for a great video. I've traveled on most of the Welsh NG railways over the years, but for me the Corris is the most atmospheric, what they are achieving is amazing and they're not doing it with massive loans, just what they raise from fares and donations. Well worth a visit.
Hi John, your comment is spot on, the Corris captures the atmosphere of a Welsh narrow gauge railway in the last days before closure in a way that is difficult for most of the Welsh tourist lines to achieve today, because complying with todays health and safety regulations prevents true authenticity. On the positive side we are very lucky to be able to travel on so many Welsh lines, much better than photographing old track beds and wondering what might have been. I always look forward to my next visit to the Corris.
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We managed to visit 4 Welsh narrow gauge lines last year, despite the pandemic, WHHR, Bala, Talyllyn and Padarn lake Visited Corris on a wet afternoon in October, obviously nothing was happening, but love the village as well as the railway. We're hoping their plans to run train's this year happens.
@@johnwoodward9484 Hi John, you did well to visit 4 Welsh railways. My travel plans hit the buffers, although I did visit the Mid Hants Railway, all my foreign trips were cancelled, I'll probably be visiting UK heritage railways this year, I'll be surprised if any of my usual rail holidays go ahead. We are fortunate to have some of the best heritage railways in the world right here in the UK. Fingers crossed it won't be too long before we can travel again, even if its only within the UK.
Mały pociąg, małe tory są śliczne. Stare urządzenia, okrągłe okna bardzo ładne. Pies goniący kolejkę to już szczęście, jadące prostopadle auta które znikają to czary. A w sumie ogrom piękna określany najlepiej greckim słowem " Esse". Dziękuję, Tim. Pozdrawiam.
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Cześć, Cieszę się podobało Ci się ten film wideo. Ta kolej została skonstruowana do transportu łupków z kopalni do portu na wybrzeżu, dziś jest to kolej turystyczna. Najlepsze życzenia. Tim.
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Google Translate jest bardzo użytecznym narzędziem.
Frightening experience seeing the train hurtling around the track at such a reckless speed. You need to slow things down!
Seriously, would have been wonderful to chug along on that train - marvelous!!!
Life in the fast lane can be a scary experience, this railway runs a two speeds - slow or stopped 😊
Most enjoyable, more narrow gauge please
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I love narrow gauge and I have more to upload over the coming months.
I’m building an OO9 layout. Your videos are so inspiring!
Hi Robert, 009 is good scale to use, not too big and there is an ever increasing array of 009 ready to run models available. Is your layout based on a particular railway of freelance? I'm pleased you find these videos useful.
Hi Tim. No place specific, just the flavor of Wales! It’s the scenery, the walls, foliage, fencing, signage, structures and stonework that is so fascinating.
@@RMStinson Welsh scenery makes a good subject for narrow gauge modelers. I took a quick look at your channel, is that the National Railway Museum Sterling Single by Rapido Trains Inc? it looks and sounds magnificent.
Timsvideochannel1 Good eye! That’s the one. A keep-alive circuit and two axles powered make it a smooth runner.
@@RMStinson I think I'm going to have buy one to add to my collection, some of which are shown in this video - czcams.com/video/0T_zWin1o7E/video.html
nice to see natural forest or trees in wales, i thought theyd chopped them all down, for mines railways houses etc, as despite a lot of traveling around wales, visiting old castles, i saw few trees and what there were were quick grow firs, pines
I agree it's nice to see old forest where the fallen trees are left to get covered in rich green moss, much of Wales was deforested to provide pit props, building materials etc. Although there are a lot of fast growing firs, there are still unspoiled areas such as the Forestry Commission campsite near Beddgelert set in wonderful old forest. The Welsh Highland railway is a great way to see their beauty without spoiling them.
Видос суперский , я такого ещё не видел
Спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось. Уэльс расположен в Великобритании и является домом для многих увлекательных узкоколейных железных дорог, которые когда-то обслуживали сланцевую промышленность.
I want one!!
Me too, its like a wonderful oversize garden railway.
Nice. I've got that route on a game. Quite interesting seeing what the route looks like in real life compared to in the game.
I hope the real thing lived up to the game, being a smaller railway, visitors get a much more personal experience.
It was better. Was quite surprised how much the layout of the Corris station had changed. But other than that I was quite neat seeing parts of the line and the main station and sheds exactly as I remember them in the game.
It was a bit of a shame that you didn't go down the other section of line. The grade down from the main station is quite steep. It makes for a fun time heading down if your train gets a bit too much momentum in the game XD
That's interesting, the line past the station has not been relaid yet, although work should start soon. I wonder if the game is based on the original line before it closed. Most of the sheds in the video are the original buildings, although the carriage shed is a recent addition.
That's interesting. Na the route in the game is based on the present day route, so the route developers must have used plans for the line past the station and the carriage shed, and Corris station. It looks quite a bit different in the game compared to the station in real life.
Will just get a link to the store page/s that have photo's, and possibly a video.
store.steampowered.com/app/376959/Train_Simulator_Corris_Railway_Route_AddOn/
store.steampowered.com/app/562380/Train_Simulator_Corris_Railway_Expansion_Pack_Loco_AddOn/
I want that doggo to get a ride so bad now
The guard told me the dog had been successful in the past.
"Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow." i like to think, that the third class, means, that its the peoples train, and that, its not the destination, but the journey, thats important
The railway is in the process of extending along some of the original track-bed, although it might take a while as they have to build a deviation where road improvements have encroached on the original route of the line. I look forward to seeing this oak grow.
Hello, I am from Ukraine! Thank you!
Hi, it's nice to hear from the Ukraine, I hope you are keeping well. Best wishes from England.
the dog, a collie, has run out of sheep to chase, but, its keeping in practice ( small drum roll with cymbal )
I think chasing the train is the high point of that dog's day.
Пёс так хотел на поезде прокатиться)
Собаки любят гоняться за поездами ;-)
Hello Tim, a very very small railroad - the smallest you ever visited? - but nevertheless operated seriously - including coffee pot (?) left of broiler door. - Did you use your drone for great opening video shots? - Heinz
Hello Heinz, I did use my drone for the opening shots. This is a small railway with a big heart, the volunteers are really friendly making it fun to visit. I am sure that once the extension is in place visitor numbers will increase to a point where the railway will be able to operate on most days during the holiday season.
Never seen this one before
I hope you enjoyed the ride.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes, I used to cover the whole area of Wales in my job as a sales manager for a Sheffield company and lived in Aberdare...it's great that these old lines are kept running...new generations have no idea of their past, sadly..thank you for making this..it would be great to see it expanded?
@@davidsheriff8989 These railways are proving to be a good investment for Wales as a whole as they bring in regular tourists from all over the world who wouldn't visit if it were not for the likes of this and the other Welsh narrow gauge lines, not to forgetting the standard gauge heritage lines such as the Llangollen and Forest of Dean Railways. These lines will never look quite as they did in the heyday of the Welsh slate industry, their purpose today is very different, a combination of working museum and tourist attraction. The Corris Railway does a good job of portraying things as they used to be and their extension may be taking a while, but I'm sure it will happen.
The former line of Sir-Haydn and Edward-Thomas
"Yes" and a wonderful little railway it is.
couldnt help noticing, that their not bitchumening the tree branches after cutting them off ? their saying let them heal on their own, what if they dont ? what about tree disease or insect attack once the bark is removed ? ime wondering, is it just a way to save money ? surely theres a natural resin you could use ?
The engine at the start of the video must be Peter Sam's brother
I think Peter Sam was the inspiration for this engine.
Hey dude I’m going to Dominican Republic for the second time
I hope you have an awesome time there 🙂.
You mention "current limit" of operations. Does the society (?) have access and ambition to extend the line out to the quarries once again?
"Yes" the railway had ambitious plans to extend southwards, not to the quarries, but back towards Machynlleth in stages. Please click on this link for more details - www.corris.co.uk/the-future/southern-extension/
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thanks!
think they could use a few lessons on dry stoning 2 : 57
I am not sure there are many people left with the necessary skills to build a dry stone wall these days, although if I lived in Wales it would be something I'd want to learn, because traditional walls help to make the beautiful scenery look so typically Welsh.
yes their are still people, who will teach a course, on how how it is still, done, if you look for videos on line, as well, they do exist
I have watched one or two videos teaching the art of dry stone wall building, it looks very satisfying and relaxing, finding stones to fit the spaces is a bit like doing a puzzle without picture to help.
It's like Darjeeling Narrow guage Railway
It is narrow gauge and the engine does look like a Darjeeling locomotive, The Welsh mountains are not quite as high as the Himalayan mountains. It's the Welsh Toy Train :-)
@@Timsvideochannel1 okay that's really interesting. I would like to know more about British Railway.
@@purnendunath4927 Hi, please click on this link to see a playlist showing some of Britain's railways - czcams.com/play/PLPdTWbkwx85otGsq4fytmT_hppM0rX6SV.html
I believe I'm correct in saying the only 'original' coach is on another NG rly. in Wales having been found in use as a garden shed or similar, as are the 2 loco's off the line. So where have all the present lot come from.? Liked the video very much. At least the Welsh don't mind these 'old' lines being built again for the pleasure of all. Certain parties in England have been trying to do the same but as usual have been 'stonewalled' by the local council and the local farmers who seem very reluctant to give up a strip of their field a mere metre wide. Unless it is existing BR track already in place and due to be disused then they want so much for it the preservation society can't afford it, or at the very best about a mile or so and in the end don't bother.
Hi Christopher, I'm glad you enjoyed it. You are correct that some of the original stock can now be found at the Talyllyn Railway. The locomotive and stock we were travelling in was been built by the railway itself during its preservation era. They are building more in anticipation of extending the running line. This railway deserves a lot respect for its achievements.
I think the Welsh are well aware of how important the "Great Little Trains of Wales" are to the local tourist based economy.
The railway I am currently following closely in England is the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. They appear to making progress now, but it is going to be expensive. I am looking forward to visiting again, hopefully some time this year.
I can understand the farmers point of view, it's not so much the strip of land they loose, but difficulty crossing the line to access land the other side once the railway is built, then there is always the problem of inconsiderate photographers trespassing. The Welsh Highland Railway faced a lot of opposition from the local population at first, but over a fairly short period of time many of them have come to love the line and I find the farmers are generally friendly as long as people ask permission first and don't leave gates open.
As for local authorities, they are a law unto themselves, some are very supportive, others are not. Overall Britain has an unrivaled array of preserved railways.
Ah the Lynton & Barnstable yes, a beautiful line high above the town (and most other things nearby), the Southern killed that one off didn't they in the '30s. Long before my time of interest in transport, - then that soon clashed with girls, and they won hands, (and anything else you could get), down. The trouble is nowadays people don't think to ask permission to take photo's they just 'trample' over anything to get that extra good shot. I always asked, I found it was the best policy, and once you were seen as an 'enthusiast' and was not going to steal or damage anything I found most operators to be very obliging. I was into buses when I was in my teens and even the big companies I found obliging providing you wrote to them before your visit and asked if you could wander around a depot. Mind you that was long before the 'Health & Safety' lot all started up. Personally I think it looks ridiculous to see drivers and firemen on a loco all wearing 'reflective' jackets, I think it takes the originality away, after all 99% of what goes on, on a footplate is only common sense.
Aye there's nothing like girls for distracting young men away from trains, I had to wait for my children to be old enough to buy them a Thomas the Tank Engine train set before I could return to the hobby that occupied so much of my time during childhood.
The Lynton and Barnstaple railway closed 20 years too soon, I didn't quite make it to the enthusiast era that saved the Ffestiniog, Bluebell and Talyllyn Railways.
I find treating people with respect and politeness is far more likely to get a good result. Health and Safety issues have brought about changes, no longer can one just walk about an engine shed, but on the plus side many preserved railways now provide viewing platforms allowing a good view without getting in the way or falling down an inspection pit. Most drivers and non safety related staff at preserved railways don't wear high visibility clothing, but line-side photographers at Gala events are a real pain in the backside, there is no need to be inside the fence to get a good photo. I wish photography inside the fence was banned during Gala events.
Aha I must be antique compared to you, that's why I enjoy your videos so much. I did make it to the Ffestiniog and the others era - just after they had things running properly, although the Ffestiniog was building that massive detour due to the building of that dam. My 1st. wife had to put up with trips on the Welsh ones on our Honeymoon, The Bluebell we had already visited before we got married, I think I took her on it to gauge her reaction of my love for old transportation - that marriage lasted 4 years - I sometimes wonder why. I agree with you about photographers on the wrong side of the fence they can be a 'b' nuisance. With these days of 'drones' etc. I wonder why they still need to make a nuisance for everybody else. Many books I have read that mention the L&B all say without exception that it, as you say, closed too soon, such a shame as it was a beautiful line so I've been told.
The only trouble I find is the 'NG' ones which really in this Country are the only ones I like are either in a quarry, running in a park, or, been made up. I am excluding of course The RH&D, and The Ravenglas & Eskdale. - what else 'genuine' remains in it's original place of origin.
why do narrow gauge railways look surreal
Hi, I had to check the meaning of surreal first - (The definition of surreal is seeming like a dream or fantasy. An example of surreal is the experience of seeing a spirit. Having an oddly dreamlike quality. Having qualities attributed to or associated with surrealism. Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous. Of, related to, or characteristic of surrealism)
Now I know the meaning, I fully understand your comment, Surreal could be use to describe all the Welsh narrow gauge railways, it could be down to the wonderful scenery, the dry stone walls and the quaint little steam engines with a train of equally quaint carriages in tow. This has nothing to do with Wales, but imagine how wonderful this place would look if only it possessed a narrow gauge railway - czcams.com/video/sSX7jbuPS_o/video.html
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weed love to get you on a slow train to Maespoeth, cant afford china or boat, ? ask your gran
Speed very low
It's only a short railway line.
It’s about the journey, not the headlong rush to be at the other end asap.
love the drivers long hair, way to much conformity, in shops and offices, no originality, as if, the length of your hair, hampers your thinking ability, look at einstein