Celebrations marking 100 years since the birth of the creator of the Thomas the Tank Engine books are being held at the Welsh station which inspired him.
From a piece on the BBC...
The Reverend Wilbert Awdry based his stories on experiences as a volunteer at Talyllyn Railway, in the 1950s.
A new exhibition includes the model railway on which he based his stories.
This year marks the 60th anniversary since a preservation society took over the railway in Gwynedd, of which Awdry became a member and volunteer guard.
For almost a century the narrow gauge railway hauled slate through Snowdonia before becoming a museum in 1951.
Passengers also used the service to reach remote villages high in the hills.
Talyllyn Railway found its way into Awdry's books, first appearing as the Skarloey Railway in Four Little Engines in 1955.
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