Editing Talyllyn Railway (section)

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The Talyllyn Railway is represented in ''[[The Railway Series]]'' books by the [[W.V. Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]] and its television adaptation ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' as the [[Skarloey Railway]]; most of the fictional locomotives are based on real-life equivalents. Awdry visited the line on a family holiday in the early days of preservation and became involved as a volunteer soon afterwards. Several of the stories in ''The Railway Series'' come from his real-life experiences at the Talyllyn, and some of the books contain full-page illustrations of Talyllyn locomotives.<ref>Potter, page 89</ref> One of Awdry's early experiences as a volunteer guard was waving for a train to depart Abergynolwyn too soon, causing the line's Refreshment Lady to miss the train; an event adapted in both the books and the TV series. His son Christopher and his wife Diana, and their son Richard would all volunteer with the Talyllyn as well. Wilbert's study along with his model trains were donated to the Talyllyn after his death and placed on display in the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/about/the-awdry-connection/ |title=The Awdry Connection |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |publisher= |access-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604223720/https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/about/the-awdry-connection/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021 the railway began hosting the ''Awdry Extravaganza'' sharing lectures on ''The Railway Series'' from the Awdry study collection, and displaying artifacts and fan creations related to ''The Railway Series'' and ''Thomas & Friends''. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/news/awdry-extravaganza-2021/ |title=An amazing Awdry Extravaganza weekend! |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 21, 2021 |publisher= |access-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604222140/https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/news/awdry-extravaganza-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The railway was briefly threatened legally by TV series creator [[Britt Allcroft]] for using the characters without paying her production company licensing fees, however since the railway's agreement to use the Skarloey Railway characters predated the TV series; the railway was able to continue using them without licensing them as part of [[Day Out with Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/true-home-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-to-defy-threats-by-fat-controller-281830.html |title=True home of Thomas the Tank Engine to defy threats by 'Fat Controller' |last=Herbert |first=Ian |date=April 19, 2000 |publisher=Independent |access-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=7 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153442/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/true-home-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-to-defy-threats-by-fat-controller-281830.html |url-status=live }}</ref>