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Press Release - Richard Hope OBE Stands Down As President of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society

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End of an era The Annual General Meeting of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society on Saturday 27 September 2014 marked the end of an era as Richard Hope OBE stood down as President of the Society.

Richard, formerly editor of the Railway Gazette, has been involved with the railway for well over 50 years.

His successor as President is David Mitchell, who also has been involved with the Society for over fifty years, and has served the railway in a number of roles including Managing Director.

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