Bala Exhibition Bala Gwynedd

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The attached appears on the Bala Lake Railway website for 2018:

 

Great Little Trains Model Railway Show - 26th, 27th and 28th May

 

Location: Ysgol Y Berwyn Secondary School, On the A4212, Bala, Ceredigion LL23 7RU

 

Opening times:  SAT 10am-5pm, SUN 10am-5pm, MON 10am-3.30pm

 

Admission:  Adults £5.00      Family £10.00

Welcome to the third Great Little trains Model Railway exhibition in the town of Bala in a new and re-furbished school. Located in three halls with easy access, free parking, full refreshments and a free vintage bus service linking the exhibition with the Bala Lake Railway. Additionally there is a vintage transport show taking place at the railway on Sunday and Monday.

A number of the Great Little Trains of Wales are attending including the Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland, and Fairbourne as well as the 009 Society, who have all confirmed their attendance. Several others have also been invited, and we are awaiting their responses.

To date 24 model railway layouts have confirmed, from the small Z, through 009, HOe, HOm, N, OO, O, SM32, to G scale.

Confirmed layouts include:

• Dogfriol a 6 track 009/HOF/Hon3 Welsh mountain, featured in RM October 2015

Ffuglen a Ffestiniog 16mm NG,SM32 with action public buttons

Cwmbach a 4mm P4 finescale detailed layout

Brynllywdd a 16.5 narrow gauge layout

Castlefinn a Irish 4mm/12mmtrack NG from Chester MRC

Gorsaf Maes Y Gof a 4mm 009 Welsh NG

Faugham Hill Pottery a 4mm from Chester MRC

Playmobile Railway a G scale action layout from Walt Turner, always a hit with the kids

Denby Moore a N gauge featured in the RM March 2018

Llanuwchllyn a brand new N Gauge layout coming all the way from Ireland and depicting our station in GWR and BR days

Burf Mine a O-16.5 a lot of hot air bumf

Die alte Muhle a N gauge German scenic layout, Continental Modeller April 2008

Merlin Liechil a Welsh slate mine in 16mm/SM32 a large layout 20 ft by 7ft

Gilderdale Mine a 4mm/009 of the South Tynedale NG railway

Bryn Tegid a 4mm/009 Welsh slate mine, featured in the March 009 News

Isle of Stoner 009 layout from John Wooden the Ffestiniog Railway

Kirbythorpe a 4mm/009 layout from Mike Hallett

Dalton Le Dale a 4mm/OO layout by John Farrell of Colwyn Bay MRC

Johnstown an N gauge layout from Norman E Beaumont of Colwyn Bay MRC

Halland a OO large layout from Andy Miles

Castle Caereinion a OO layout from Any miles

Three NG Diorama's from Peter Hollin's

Confirmed Trade stands include:

• John Sutton Models & Books, from 009 to g scale

Country Park Models from Wales, a full range of spares in N& OO

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, models, DVD’s, books

Chris Mackenzie a range of SM32/G scale models & books

ABC Model Railways a full range of new & pre-owned models 009 to G scale

John Parkinson modelling books

Park at Bala or Llanuwchllyn, ride the railway, with a vintage shuttle bus service serving the exhibition. Visit the Festival of Transport (vintage vehicles, tractors, etc) at the other (Llanuwchllyn) end of our line for two great family shows over the weekend. Of course the best way to get from one to the other is by our train. The railway will be operating our intensive Pink Timetable, using vintage Hunslet steam engines from the north Wales slate quarries.

All the funds raised will go towards the new extension of the railway into Bala town.

We will also be offering to either  'BUY A SLEEPER' or 'BUY A SPIKE' for the railway extension.

Exhibition email: richardgwallace04@yahoo.co.uk