Happy 35th Birthday @smurfydan.bsky.social! 🎂

Rev. W. Awdry's Little Engines Weekend on the 18th & 19th July 2026

Celebrating the life and works of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Talyllyn Volunteer!

Our friends from Sodor will be visiting Tywyn once again 👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/littl...

#LittleEngines

Swanage Railway Model Railway Weekend 2026 - Filmed by SmurfyDan

photos.app.goo.gl/wLtVWDAMEmNS...
youtu.be/Aalk0Z8yGJ0

Helping Thomas YouTube video by TEngine (W.P)

Helping Thomas - Written by @railraider25.bsky.social and read by @theburiedtruck.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQRI...

Branch Line Engine Production Diary Knapford Harbour YouTube video by WhitehouseFilms

While I don't have any further updates regarding my Branch Line Engines Film, I feel I owe everyone a video. Stay tuned tonight for a video diary I made back in 2022 showing the makings of one of the sets - Knapford Harbour. With guest assistant Sparkshot/Knuckles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_zR...

Thomas 80th Birthday Celebrations at Rodborough (September 2025)
Part 1 - youtu.be/L-a-in_qqJk
Part 2 - youtu.be/4XrpIco2fgU
Part 3 - youtu.be/8t5KtjsPXtU

Photo album - photos.app.goo.gl/TYAJA45bFjwR...

In 1953, No.4 'Edward Thomas' pulled a special train to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

At our Anniversary Gala, we'll be recreating this train on Friday, the 15th May

More about our 75 Gala 👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/75th-...

#HeartofGold

📸 TR Collection

We've found something...

...which we will share with you at the Rev. W. Awdry’s Little Engines Weekend on the 18th and 19th July 2026.

More Details 👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/littl...

#LittleEngines

Happy Easter everyone!

I’ve got Plarail Railway Series Thomas!

My Personal Experience as a Thomas the Tank Engine Fan Speech YouTube video by SmurfyDan

This was filmed during a post screening event of An Unlikely Fandom in Stroud as a personal thank you for my time on YouTube for 20 years.
youtu.be/CxP82TYh33o

Thank you everyone!

20 years ago, on this very day, when I first join a video sharing website that changed my life incredibly as a Thomas fan... YouTube.

Thank you everyone for your continuing support after all these years.

More videos coming out later this year!

Stay tuned!

~ SmurfyDan

Happy Birthday @ee93.bsky.social!

I enjoyed your content and it was nice seeing you at special events. I hope you have a blessing day.

Celebrating 75 Years of The World’s First Preserved Railway, our bumper 3-day Anniversary Gala features “TR Best Hits” from across the years.

Event details video here 👉https://youtu.be/SSM6mEC46zA

Tickets & Timetable👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/75th-...

#HeartofGold

Our Friends at the NRM have released their latest "Curator With a Camera" video, in which they speak with our very own Luke Ryan about the Talyllyn Railway's connection to the Rev. W. Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine.

Watch their video here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=96eA...

#HeartofGold

We hope you're enjoying Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor as much as we are!

We've helped bring this game to life by providing a 3D scan of Reverend Wilbert Awdry's very own relief map of Sodor, used to plan the original stories.

What locations are your favourite? What are you hoping to see in the future?

Step back in time to the Era of Queen Victoria aboard the Victorian Train.

Running on select Sundays throughout April & May, each Victorian Train day will be a unique experience with different combinations of rolling stock.

Details on our website 👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/victo...

#HeartofGold

Special announcement to all my friends reading this. The DVD copy of TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective is now available!

I myself am featured in this documentary film interviewing myself of my own experiences with this 1989 show TUGS.

Please order a copy if you haven’t already.

‘TUGS: A BIGG RETROSPECTIVE’ is still open for DVD pre-orders!!

Only 100 copies available!

For all enquiries or to order a copy, please email us at:
biggretrospectivedvd@gmail.com

#80snostalgia #80skids #startugs #zstacks #biggcityport #tugsabiggretrospective #inserttitlehereproductions

Rare aesthetic: Building the Nant Gwernol extension 😮‍💨

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the extension's opening!

📸 TR Collection, David Mitchell

#HeartofGold #RailwayAdventure

Rev. W. Awdry’s Little Engines Weekend

Sir Handel, Rusty & Fred, will be back in Tywyn on the 18th & 19th July 2026.

This event will be smaller in scale, but promises to engage fans young and old with activities to enjoy – and of course, plenty of trains to catch!

More information coming soon!

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

Happy St David’s Day!

Llun/Photo: Charlotte Williams

#HeartOfGold

An all new Ffarquhar branch video is in the process of being filmed while animation work on Miniature Railway Adventures continues. Watch this space.

What IS the "major redevelopment project" exactly? How is the Lottery grant money going to be spent? Will No.6 come back in pink?

If you've had one or more of these questions, then this video is the one for you.

Please join us at 6pm GMT:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwQ...

Join Liz & Ian and go back to the very start of the 'Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future' redevelopment project.

This 25 minute video aims to reintroduce the project and clarify exactly what is included within it, how much it will cost, how much money we have and how much

left we need to make it a reality alongside showcasing the current site plans in a digestible and clear manner.

Disclaimer: No locomotive liveries discussed in this video.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕

#FunAndFancyFree
#DinahShore
#Disney

We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded a £200,000 grant by the Garfield Weston Foundation towards our 'Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future' Major Redevelopment Project!

Find out more 👉
www.talyllyn.co.uk/heritage-fund

Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor - Coming Soon!

A brand new game from Dovetail Games, the developers of Train Sim World, has just been announced - and we've helped out!

The Reverend Wilbert Awdry had a 3D Relief Map of the Island of Sodor made in 1950...

to his notes & design, this was so he could accurately plot where his stories took place and where any new railway lines could naturally fit into the existing topography.

This original 3D map now proudly lives within the Awdry Study display in the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum...