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The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn
The Talyllyn Railway opened in 1865 for slate traffic. 1866 is the year its passenger service was formally approved and began.
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This sentence appears to conflate the railway's freight opening with its later passenger opening.
According to the Talyllyn Railway's own official site, the line opened in 1865. Its history pages then explain that 1866 was when Captain Henry Tyler inspected the line for passenger service, after which it was approved to open to passengers and a December 1866 timetable was issued.
So the part claiming the line was "opened in 1866 to carry slate" is incorrect. The railway was already open for slate/goods traffic in 1865; 1866 refers to the start of passenger operations, not the opening of the line for carrying slate.
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- About Us – Talyllyn Railway
The Talyllyn Railway is the first preserved railway in the World... It was over 150 years ago, in 1865, that the line opened...
- Part 3: Passenger traffic starts – Talyllyn Railway
Captain Tyler inspected the line a second time on 8th November and official blessing was given on the 11th for the railway to open to passengers... the Merionethshire Standard and Mid-Wales Herald of 22nd December 1866 notes that the line has opened and a timetable for December issued.
- Talyllyn Railway Celebrates £3.7 MILLION grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Talyllyn Railway
The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge railway opened for goods traffic in 1865 and shortly after for passenger services...