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Layouts booked to appear this year:

Midsomer Mardy                     Z

Calderbridge                           N

Little Ashton                            N

Small World Scenes                3 N-gauge layouts in 1

Gileston Light Railway             On16

Ryders Green Wharf                OO9

Brief Encounter Monochrome   OO

BSC Bromford Tube Sidings     OO

Franwood TMD                          OO

Gorton Lane                               OO

New layout from Graham Mann (as yet un-named)  OO

Castlebank Sidings                    O

Karolina Falls                             O

Traders at the show:

247 Developments

Bachmann Industries

David Gwynne

DMG Electech

Fred Lewis

GLR

Lord and Butler

ModelTech

Plus Daughters

Squires Tools

Jackie Jeanes and Anne Hill with late members stock

Societies:

EMGS

MERG

N Gauge Society

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/04/welsh-steel-works-to-introduce-replacement-for-class-08-locomotives.html

3 Zephir LOK 16.300s have been purchased by Porterbrook to replace the 08s.

It looks like the days of scenes such as this:

, so familiar to Cardiff residents, are numbered.

Simon

I was playing about on Google Earth and came across this line. Follwing it down the valley, although very overgrown, the track was in situ at the time of the passing of the camera van. Is it still there or has it been lifted? What was the line used for? I assume it was coal, but were any other industries involved?  Can anyone direct me to further information?

Kind regards,

Tony

Saturday 18th. January, 2020

10:00am – 4:30pm

Scout Association Headquarters, Fields Park Road,

Pontcanna, Cardiff   CF11 9HX

With a trade presence by Messrs Lord & Butler,

Cardiff Model Rail Centre, Penarth Road, Cardiff.

Admission £4:00p adults.      Under 14s Free

Refreshments   -   Ample free parking
( At the time of writing, the adjacent car park is 'pay and display' Monday to Friday, but free on weekends )

Public Transport – several Cardiff Bus services stop outside

 ‘The Halfway’ public house, Cathedral Road

less than five minutes walk to the venue.

A number of local modellers have agreed to exhibit their model railway layouts,

whilst others will demonstrate a variety of railway modelling disciplines; all in a one day show.

At least a dozen  model railways featuring most of the popular scales

(e.g. 7mm scale / ‘O’ Gauge, 4mm scale in both ‘EM’ and ‘OO’ gauges, as well as ‘OO9’ narrow gauge)  will be on display.

 Both of us are volunteers with St John Cymru & are members of Measteg Central Division

This Year Marks 110 years of Maesteg Central Division  

The wagon will have the Livery of the

 St John colliery  Maesteg

With the Running No of 110

I've noticed on the chris dyer fairs site that the 2 shows locally in brecon and llanelli are under new management, is there any word about reinstating the cardiff train/toy fairs please? as it's a bit of a trek to llanelli and brecon 

Unfortunately due to a very foolish comment by myself on here which I now wholeheartedly regret, 2 years ago I was no longer made welcome at lord and butler so unable to get second hand stuff as much as I used to 

Many thanks 

Admin please move if in wrong area.

I would very much appreciate some help in sourcing some locally-themed or locally-located (!!!) layouts for the 2024 Bala Model Show. We had 30 layouts at the 2023 Show and those with a strong local theme were very popular. For instance, one of the  highlights of the Show was when a 91-year old lady, who had been born in the old signalman's house at Drws-y-Nant, saw a miniature version of that house on the 2mm Finescale layout modelled of the station.

We will endeavour to keep the Show 50/50 narrow gauge and standard, and have some very interesting possibilities already. We are happy to welcome layouts representing any part of Britain or the rest of the world, in any era, gauge or scale, and in any format from micro- to mega-, and all suggestions are welcome.

All that said, I have found since I took over the Show that the hardest type of layout to source is Welsh-set standard gauge, particularly 4mm and larger. That strikes me as odd, but perhaps I am not hanging out with the right people. 

Suggestions based on more than a guess that the owner of a particular layout would be interested in our Show would be particularly welcome!

I already have quite a long list of layouts that can't come and am in contact with most of the model railway clubs of northern Wales and across the border. We can't afford to pay for accommodation, I'm afraid, but we can supply free pitches for camper vans and the like. We do of course pay travel expenses but the total exhibitor expenses bill for our 30-layout 2023 Show was c.£800 and we can't go much over that. 

Oh, and by the way, our 2024 Show dates, 21st and 22nd September, are the weekend before Stafford, in spite of what some show brochures may have suggested!  

Best Wishes / Cofion Gorau,

Mat P. (Bala Lake Railway Society Secretary and Bala Model Show Organiser)

The clubs in Rhyl, Chester and over the NMRA group over in Crewe are just a little too far for a regular visit. I live between Llangollen and Corwen, and would consider co-ordinating some sort of informal members day style event in this part of the county to get the ball rolling? Is anyone else actively modelling (or not) and in the area and is interested?

Whilst I understand the route the train would take from Barry as far as Merthyr, I am a bit puzzled as to which way it would have gone after that.

Would it have run north from Merthyr to Three Cocks Jct and thence to Builth Road and make an awkward shunt from the Low Level station to the LMS line via the connecting line?

Or would it have taken the other route at Three Cocks and proceeded to Hereford and then north to Craven Arms, reverse and then down to Llandrindod Wells?

Many thanks.

to be held at the Neath St John Hall  Can not give a date at the moment

Both My Wife & myself are members

I am looking for local layout that would like to attended

If you would like to bring your layout PM me  

I remember the old British Rail Passenger Network Map of 1968, which showed the line as operational, which indeed it was until that year, with the bus service replacing the train through the tunnel section between Blaengwynfi (or was it Cymmer?) and Treherbert.

I then found this organisation on the internet - https://www.rhonddatunnelsociety.co.uk/ - they look like a worthy organisation and the project sounds very exciting.

Does anyone on here know any more about this project and how likely it is to become a reality, please?

Cheers.

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I am attempting a scratch build of the old Taff Vale station at Merthyr Tydfil and I wondered if you could advise me what coaches would be suitable for the period between 1950-60 on the Merthyr to Cardiff line. I believe the locos used were primarily 56XXs and just want to make it as prototypical as possible.

Other than noting the ubiquitous 64xx and autocoach(es), I'm a bit out of my comfort zone in responding to the enquiry. Over to you. (I initially assumed the date period did not intrude into DMU days, but I suppose it does really.)

I've just finished reading The Taff Vale Railway by DSM Barrie (which my Dad gave me thinking I might be interested) and it kept mentioning the GWR terminus at Clarence Road. I live just across the river from Butetown and I'd love to know more about this.

Can anyone point me in the direction of some information about Cardiff Clarence Road station in the docks. I'm presuming it's not the current Cardiff Bay station. Pointers to good books on the subject (with pictures!) would be really welcome.

Thanks all.

Jon

1855 scraped Neath 12/50

1858 scraped Neath 10/50

2722 scraped Neath 11/50

2797 scraped Neath 08/48

All are £5.50 plus postage

Tony

Organised by the West Wales O Gauge Group - the show is multi gauge.   Address: Bronwydd Arms Village Hall, Main Road, Bronwydd Arms, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA33 6BE
 

Venue Facilities: Wheelchair Friendly,  Free Parking,  Refreshments
 

Event Opening Times: SATURDAY 10am-4pm
 

Entrance Fees: Adult-4.00, Concessions-, Child-3.00, Family-10.00
 

Visiting Layouts in several gauges. Test track available for O and OO gauge so bring your locos out for an airing! We have DC and DCC available for O and OO.

There is ample parking and good disabled access. Practical demonstrations include tree-building, loco construction and weathering and a chance to talk to radio control enthusiasts about how to convert locos. 

Contact E-mail address: paulcarms@hotmail.co.uk

Layouts:

Highmead O Gauge
Factory Lane Sidings O gauge
West Wales Modellers including Radio Control
TT3 (as yet un-named)
Crymlyn A Shop O Gauge
N Gauge specialist layouts- scenery at its finest:  Box Station and Fiddle Yard - an extensive layout , GWR set in the 1930's.  Also, Ashcombe - West Country Branch Line with amazing scenery

Traders:

Minerva
Amberley Services
Old Barn Hobbies
Demonstrations: O Gauge Tree building
Locomotive construction
Weathering
Loco painting
Club stand with items for sale

Google Street View here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.8980436,-4.2977819,3a,75y,303.94h,82.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s53WCXj9Ewj3yiyMh7ffK0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Local bus 215 from Carmarthen to Llanpumsaint passes the hall 3 times on a Saturday.

https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/media/4742/205_206_207_215.pdf

Bus 460 Carmarthen – Newcastle Emlyn – Cardigan passes on the A484 approx 1 mile away, roughly hourly.

https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/media/4751/460.pdf

Bronwydd Village Hall is approx. ½ a mile from the Gwili Railway which itself is approx. ½ a mile from the A484.  It’s on the level from the Gwili to the Village Hall but is uphill from the railway back to the main road.