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Tom Rolt Vintage Rally
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Tom Rolt Vintage Rally
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Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Presents the 19th
Tom Rolt Vintage Rally
25th & 26th May 2008
Hendy Farm (off A493)
Tywyn, Gwynedd
By kind permission of Mr & Mrs Lloyd Jones
Steam engines large & small, Stationary Engines, Cars, Tractors, Bikes, Buses, Lorries, Refreshments, Fairground rides, Falconry, Crafts, Models, Miniature Railway, Working displays, Dyfi Donkey rides, Chainsaw sculpture, Fair Organs, Arena Events, Trade Stands (All subject to availability)
Also: Road run (24th) and Bala trip (25th)
COME & STEER A STEAM ENGINE
Accessible from Hendy Halt, served by regular trains from Tywyn.
See the 2008 poster.
Exhibitor details from 07833 194286 or email ajcoulls@yahoo.co.uk
Download an entry form (PDF)
Please contact the Railway for other details.
Authorised by the National Traction Engine Trust
Road Run on 24th May
A Road Run will depart from Cheltenham on the 24th May 2008 to Tywyn Gwynedd and the Tom Rolt Rally. The run will depart from the former Black and White Coach Station Cheltenham @ 1430 hrs covering two former Routes:
640 Cheltenham-Aberystwyth
978 Cheltenham-Bangor.
The Mayor of Cheltenham, will wave away the coaches with the local press in attendance and they will run on the two nominated routes meeting up at Machynlleth (Powys) and run together to Tywyn.
On Sunday 25th the Mayor of Tywyn will meet the coaches with the local press in attendance. The coaches will then parade through Tywyn to the Show ground.
It is planned that on Monday 26th May the coaches will do an on-mass departure from the show ground and return back home.
To register for the road run please submit an entry form (PDF) and clearly mark it 'Road Run Entrant'.
It is planned to issue Route Cards laminated for the run see below for the routes
640 Service Route Cheltenham-Gloucester-Ross on Wye-Hereford-Leominster-Builth Wells-Rhayader –Llangurig-Aberystwyth (then to Machynlleth)
978 Service Route Cheltenham-Ledbury-Leominster-Ludlow-Knighton-Bishops Castle-Church Stoke-Kerry-Newtown-Caersws-Machynlleth
Sunday 25th and Monday 26th May - Bus service
A free bus service will run from Wharf Station to the Show ground and back at regular times.
In addition a free bus service will run giving the oppurtunity to combine a train and bus ride in either of the folowing modes:
Train Tywyn to Nant Gwernol and coach return from Abergynolwyn with the oppurtunity to stop at the show ground
or
travel from Tywn Wharf or the show ground to Abergynolwyn for reverse ride on the train.
Download bus timetable.
Sunday 25th - Bala Lake Railway Trip
1800 from Tywyn Wharf, 1810 approx from outside the show ground, travel to Llanuwchllyn Station for a Steam Train ride to Bala and back. The train will be double headed by two Quarry Hunsletts. Oppurtunity to walk into Bala or do a return on the train and travel to Bala by Coach. Coach will return from Bala to Tywyn. To book please email to kad359v@live.com (Note: this email address has changed)
