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Talyllyn & Corris Steam Locomotives – The Appendices to Volumes 1 & 2

By Martin Fuller

THIS is a very unusual volume, not being a standalone work but comprising appendices and additional material relating to the author’s previous Talyllyn & Corris Steam Locomotives  books, Volume 1 Pre-preservation and Manufacturers (2014) and Volume 2 Early Preservation and Locomotive Rebuilds (2017). Unusual maybe, but most definitely welcome.

The previous two books were highly successful in presenting excellently researched material, which appeared to provide everything one might want to know about the Talyllyn Railway’s steam locomotive fleet and considerably more besides – including the companies which built them. In reality, there was even more available.

It transpires the author had been obliged to

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