The sad news has been announced that John Snell, one of the early pioneers of the railway heritage movement has passed away. John was involved with the Talyllyn Railway from its earliest days, and was the fireman on the first train to run on the Talyllyn under preservation. He subsequently worked for London Transport, British Railways and for 28 years as the General Manager of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
See the TR web site: http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/news/john-snell-1932-2013