Talyllyn

"Yes Sir, there is. Another engine came to be mended too, called Talyllyn. When the workmen saw us together, they laughed and called us their 'Little Old Twins'."

- Skarloey, The Little Old Engine

  Railway Series=   Talyllyn    Talyllyn is Skarloey's twin and his real life counterpart.
 * Number: 1
 * Class: Fletcher Jennings Class C
 * Primary function: Passenger service
 * Builder: Fletcher, Jennings & Co.
 * Built: 1864
 * Gauge: 2ft 3in
 * Configuration: 0-4-2ST, originally 0-4-0ST
 * Driving wheel diameter: 2' 4"
 * Coupled wheelbase: 8' 0"
 * Total wheelbase: 2.44 m
 * Cylinder size (bore/stroke): 9" in x 16" in
 * Tractive effort: 5,781 lbf
 * Weight: 11 tons

Bio
Originally built in 1864 by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. of Whitehaven as an 0-4-0ST, Talyllyn had a short wheelbase and long rear overhang which led to his rapid conversion to a Class C 0-4-2ST. As the more popular of the Talyllyn Railway's two original locos, Talyllyn was in very poor condition by 1945 when he was laid aside. He was rebuilt in 1957-58 by Gibbons Bros. Ltd., but proved problematic and has undergone considerable modification since then, resulting in a much improved performance.

In April 2014, Talyllyn's right-hand side connecting rod broke, which resulted into him being sent to the Ffestiniog Railway for the connecting rod to be mended, and a bottom-end overhaul to be carried out at the Boston Lodge Works. In August of that year, Talyllyn returned to service, and on 24th of September, he celebrated his 150th birthday in grand style alongside Dolgoch.

Livery
Talyllyn is currently painted Indian Red with black and gold lining, red wheels and "TAL-Y-LLYN" written in light yellow on the sides of his water tank.

Railway Series

 * The Little Old Engine - Little Old Twins (does not speak)
 * Very Old Engines - Crosspatch (does not speak) and Duck and Dukes (does not speak)
 * Great Little Engines - Sir Handel Comes Home (does not speak)
 * New Little Engine (mentioned)

Trivia

 * In the audiobook, The Railway Stories: The Little Old Engine and other stories, Talyllyn is pronounced as "Taly Lyn".
 * His name means "The Tall Lake" in Welsh.
 * Talyllyn was built at Fletcher, Jennings & Co. at Whitehaven, the same place as Skarloey, Rheneas, Captain Baxter, and Dolgoch.