Rolt was one of a small group of amateur railwaymen who made their dream of running their own railway come true and his graphic and often amusing account of this unique achievement is a record of individual enterprise and creative effort as refreshing as it is rare. Established by Act of Parliament in 1865 and unaffected by mergers and nationalization, the Talyllyn Railway has been serving a remote and beautiful valley in the Merioneth mountains ever since. In 1950 the line threatened to close, and it was at that moment that the amateurs came to the rescue. It is now the oldest surviving railway of its kind in the world. This book will appeal strongly to all railway devotees and to lovers of the Welsh countryside, for with that descriptive power which characterized his previous books, Rolt makes the reader constantly aware of the magnificent mountain background which forms the romantic setting for his Railway Adventure. First published in 1953, this edition is completely re-typeset and illustrated.