Following the great success of the Accucraft UK Talyllyn Railway models of Dolgoch and Talyllyn, Accucraft UK are now pleased to announce the follow-up model in this range, TR No 3, Sir Hayden/Corris Railway No 3.
The locomotive we know today as Talyllyn Railway No. 3 Sir Haydn was built by Hughes’s Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works (later known as the Falcon Works), Loughborough in 1878 for the Corris Railway (CR), until closure in 1948, and since 1951 has operated on the nearby Talyllyn Railway (TR). It has carried its running number under four successive owners.  Like the TR The Corris Railway was built to 2 ft 3 in, completed in 1859, running from Machynlleth to Corris and on to Aberllefenni to serve local slate quarries. Originally, the line was horse-drawn, but three identical 0-4-0ST locomotives, numbered 1 to 3, were ordered from Hughes’ in 1878.  Between 1883 and 1900, the locomotives were fitted with trailing pony trucks, converting them into 0-4-2STs. In 1921, the CR acquired a fourth locomotive from Kerr Stuart and No.2 became a standby. At this stage the history of the three Hughes engines becomes complicated, the best components from each one were used to create one, good, working locomotive and the exact portion of the original No. 3 is open to conjecture.  Negotiations began to sell the Corris Railway to the Great Western Railway in 1929 and Nos. 1 and 2 were scrapped before the purchase was completed on 4th August 1930.  Aberllefenni Quarry was leased by the local member of parliament and owner of the Talyllyn Railway, Sir Henry Haydn Jones.  His support for rail transport for the quarry’s output was critical in keeping the railway open up to and including World War Two; without this support it is likely that the railway would have closed, and the locomotives been scrapped. No. 3 was still working when the Corris came under the control of British Railways following nationalisation in 1948, however, this was short-lived, and the last train ran on 20th August that year.  No. 3 was then left under tarpaulin at the rear of the Corris Railway’s Machynlleth station along with the other remaining Corris engine, No. 4.[9]
 
Colours available, subject to production batch:
S19-41A Corris Red with yellow and black lining 32mm gauge
S19-41B Corris Red with yellow and black lining 45mm gauge
S19-41C Early Talyllyn Green with yellow lining 32mm gauge
S19-41D Early Talyllyn Green with yellow lining 45mm gauge
S19-41E (proposed) Plain black
S19-41F (proposed) Lined black
 
RTR List: $1985.00
KIT List: $1785.00
 
Delivery is scheduled for Summer 2025.
 
A non-refundable deposit of $150 is required at the time of reservation.   The deposit will be applied towards the cost of your model.   We will contact you when the model is ready for delivery.