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Try ebay or the o gauge guild or 7mm narrow gauge society as they do have links to help you find a way of getting them to the USA.

Bought them from scale model scenery micro layout ones. The ones that fit into a 6ft Christmas tree box.

In 1913 the national poultry made a trip along the line with demonstration car. For eggs and chickens, found that on disused Station website

The boards are due monday, so hopeful can make a start. But I have been researching the traffic on the line in GWR/BR DAYS, and think I have got some idea of what goods and passenger working happen on the line. Until I am next at my model club where there should still be a copy of Bradshaw guide, I have been going through two book The manchester and Miford railway by oakwood press and the Aberystwyth to carmarthen book by middleton press. Both have been really helpful but the one that middleton press have done helps more by putting some OS maps which does gives you some idea of what was in the area, well worth getting! I have worked out from it and from what people have said on this thread what traffic there was a lot of it guess work. Woolen mills- incoming wool,dye,equipment, coal. outgoing Cloth, blankets etc? Implement Factory- incoming metal,wood,coal, equipment. outgoing water wheels,equipment, scrap. Flannel factory- incoming cloth,dye,equipment, coal. outgoing flannel shirts mainly. corn mill- incoming corn,equipment,coal. Outgoing flour,corn syrup? pencader-Chemical works -incoming coal, chemicals, equipment. outgoing chemicals Quarry incoming- coal,gunpowder,equipment. outgoing,stone,road stone,lead. Gravel pit incoming coal,gunpowder,equipment. outgoing gravel. Sewage works incoming coal,equipment,stones, outgoing? Farming ,lime,coal,timber,meat,fruit,veg,household items,milk, fish,peat,fuel,brick, sand, rope, netting material, charcoal. Special trains tar,gas, acid, Ammo, house moving ,bulky items being delivered e.g bed,road transport, cattle,horses,sheep,pigs. Passenger trains Butlins circus bertram mills school train Special day trips Church college train? lampeter news papers mail royal train inspector train prisoner escort football train troop train Fair train university trains? mike

Until I am next at my model club where there should still be a copy of Bradshaw guide, I have been going through two book The manchester and Miford railway by oakwood press and the Aberystwyth to carmarthen book by middleton press. Both have been really helpful but the one that middleton press have done helps more by putting some OS maps which does gives you some idea of what was in the area, well worth getting! I have worked out from it and from what people have said on this thread what traffic there was a lot of it guess work. Woolen mills- incoming wool,dye,equipment, coal. outgoing Cloth, blankets etc? Implement Factory- incoming metal,wood,coal, equipment. outgoing water wheels,equipment, scrap. Flannel factory- incoming cloth,dye,equipment, coal. outgoing flannel shirts mainly. corn mill- incoming corn,equipment,coal. Outgoing flour,corn syrup? pencader-Chemical works -incoming coal, chemicals, equipment. outgoing chemicals Quarry incoming- coal,gunpowder,equipment. outgoing,stone,road stone,lead. Gravel pit incoming coal,gunpowder,equipment. outgoing gravel. Sewage works incoming coal,equipment,stones, outgoing? Farming ,lime,coal,timber,meat,fruit,veg,household items,milk, fish,peat,fuel,brick, sand, rope, netting material. Special trains tar,gas, acid, Ammo, house moving ,bulky items being delivered e.g bed,road transport, cattle,horses,sheep,pigs. Passenger trains Butlins circus bertram mills school train Special day trips Church college train? lampeter news papers mail royal train inspector train prisoner escort football train troop train Fair train university trains? mike

I did think about looking at Bradshaw guides, as it would or should tell us what industry was in the area to give us an idea on what traffic and goods wagons would be needed for the line.

I am going to try Swindon and Welsh archives in Aberystwyth as they might have something.

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/163101-gwili-railway-heritage-railway-llc-station-oo-gauge/ this is it mainly in the planning stage. Mike

I was not sure what was in the area or what else ran on the line as most of the book's I have been using or asking people that know the area on listed or tell me general things like I have said. I was seeing what others might know. Mike

Found this very helpful with my model of the area. Apart from special freight trains what would be the other freight trains be? I know that in the area that there was wool, coal, coke, milk, timber, cattle, meat,lime. Would be there be fish, fruit, bricks, scrap, stone, chemical trains etc. Mike

Like with everything at the moment there are delay's in starting due to shortage which is not a bad thing really as it given me more time to test my models outs but also do more research into the area and what run there before it came a heritage railway, been able to find a fair bit out. My loco list has expanded more and a up to date one will go up in due course. here are some pictures of the station during it use as a heritage line. Not happy with some of my kit stock, so looking for R-T-R which I can find. the kit ones will be ok for siding's than running.

There is a book on llanelli dock railways, has some info on that railway. there might be some in different books on railways in wales. but west wales does get left out anything further than cardiff. There is a book on the Gwendreath valley that does have information in it. There are some of the loco's still about , 1 at the kidwelly muesum, and some odd bits at cynheidre but not much. mike one of the 16xx 1638 that did run on that line is still about on the dart valley raiwlay. mike

Hi Neil, just come across your thread. I am modelling the gwili railway and during my research came across this book by oakwood press on the Manchester and milford railway by j. S holden. There's some good information on the Newcastle Emlyn branch but also about the stock. Hope this helps Mike

Hi I am trying to find out information about the goods traffic on the carmarthen to Aberystwyth line between grouping to end of the line closing in 70's. I know some would be coal, timber, wool, milk, cattle, stone, farming. Maybe more but I am not sure like fish, meat, vegetables, fruits etc. Would there be a normal goods train or some attached to passenger trains? What wagons should I be looking for in oo gauge? I know there was ammo trains going on to Chester during the ww2, what wagons be used for that? Thanks mike

Hi All, I am trying to turn a Hornby MK1 TSO coach into the Bar coach on the Gwili railway that I am modelling. I thought I was going to have a level floor but have to put up with Hornby plastic insert. What I want some help/advice on is what thickness of plastic card would be best to use to replace the plastic moulding of the TSO? the other problem I have with this build is the round circles that are on the coach floor where the coach bogies fit into on the floor as well. Mike

Hi All, I am trying to turn a Hornby MK1 TSO coach into the Bar coach on the Gwili railway that I am modelling. I thought I was going to have a level floor but have to put up with Hornby plastic insert. What I want some help/advice on is what thickness of plastic card would be best to use to replace the plastic moulding of the TSO? the other problem I have with this build is the round circles that are on the coach floor where the coach bogies fit into on the floor as well. Mike

Phoenix, a Dapol J94. been repainted into the blue livery from being black. Some detail work to do before it can go into passenger service.

Track plan of LLC, so from the plan you can see. the main running line with with loop and hopeful a siding into C&W WORKSHOP. there is a plan to put in a bit of 009 to act as 7 1/4 inch gauge but might have another think about that part. the board is 1657 mm longs by 221mm wide with the height at 250mm.

As far as I know, the pictures of the crane as Jon took is the crane as it is today. I don't know if the Gwili did take the tanks off it, I would have to ask the HOD of C &W, as Far as I am wear of it never had those tank on it, I have been a volunteer down there for a good while. The crane has had very limited use since the railway new crane but it has done it job. to really work with these cranes you need at least 2 of them as they can't help much with a derailed train. mike

lovely, just needs some figures to go with it

A complete rrv Excavator that I have based on at the gwili railway mike

Not much to update at present due to many different things delayed by covid-19, which is a shame when you want to get on with things but that is life. I have been repainting one of my J94s into the colour of Phoenix which use to belong to the Swansea vale railway before moving to the Gwili. I am slowly building a pair of Dogfish wagons which were on the line at one point before being sold but are back with a shark to help with ballast work. I am also building a model of the tea rooms from ratio ground coach body's and also doing a toad done as Santa grotto during some of the early christmas at the gwili. I thought I would add some photo's of the locos so far and the RRV excavator I have just finished based on the one at the gwili. https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUXzimz mike

Thank all for the help, I know most loco's of many different regions were done but when you are having a talk about it and you ask the pc and you are given so many different answers you are never to sure. It's like I have started to pick up some of the Hornby and lima wagons which have brand names on them like Tango, wheatabix etc but when looking them up, you can never find what you are looking for. but love the research. mike

So I thought I would put up THE STOCK list. I can describe the track plan as a main running line with loop with another siding into C&W workshop hopeful, with a line of straight for the miniature railway. Home Fleet J94 0-6-0 Austerity Haulwen, Phoenix The main work horse of the Gwili Fleet (Hornby, Dapol, Airfix) 03 D2178 0-6-0 Diesel (Bachmann) Olwen 0-4-0 Robert Stephenson & hawthorn (High-level kits, CSP models, Scratch build or adapt r-t-r model) Abagail 88DS Ruston (Judith Edge kits) Dmu 117 (Lima, Bachmann) Aberthaw 0-6-0 Peckett Diesel (Scratch build) Mond nickel no1 m5 or w 4 0-4-0 Peckett shunter (High-level kits, CSP models, Scratch build or adapt r-t-r model) Loan loco’s TVR 28 0-6-2 tank loco (3d Print or scratch built) Moorbarrow 0-6-0 ( 3d Print, Scratch built, or kit bash High level kit Hawthorn Leslie ST) Manor 2-6-0 tender loco ( Bachmann, Dapol, Mainline) 14xx/48xx 1450 0-4-2 tank engine ( Airfix, Dapol, Hornby) Class 14 Diesel 0-6-0 ( Teddy Bear)(Heljan) Jennifer 0-6-0 Tank engine Hudswell Clarke( CSP models) Panniers 0-6-0 Tank engines 13xx,(1369) 64xx, (6430) 57xx (L92 5786,7752 L94) ( Hornby, Bachmann, Mainline, Model rail,3d Print) Jinty 0-6-0 Fowler Tank engine ( Hornby, Triang, Bachmann) Small Prairie 2-6-2 5541,5549,4566 tank engine( Hornby, Bachmann, Lima, Dapol) Lms Ivatt 2-6-2 41312 Tank loco ( Bachmann, DJH models) Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank engine (CSP Model) BR 08 0-6-0 Diesel Shunter (Hornby, Triang, Bachmann, Lima) J94 Austerity Errol Lonsdale 68011 0-6-0 loco (Hornby, Airfix, Dapol) 0-6-0 PT W.G. Bagnall Brookfield ( 3D print, Scratch build) Ivor the Engine Peckett 0-4-0 (High-level kits, CSP models, Scratch build or adapt r-t-r model) 0-6-0 ST HUDSWELL CLARKE PORT TALBOT RAILWAY 813 ( CSP MODELS,HELJIN,KERNOW) 03 D 2069 Diesel 0-6-0 (Bachmann) Loco’s that have left the Railway J94 Austerity Pamela, Welsh Guardsman (Hornby, Airfix, Dapol) Merlin 0-4-0 Peckett m6s (High-level kits, CSP models, Scratch build or adapt r-t-r model) Class 11 BR 0-6-0 Diesel (Adapt 08 model or Heljan) Sir John 0-6-0 Avonside side tank( CSP models or 3d print or scratch build) Rosyth no :1 0-4-0 Andrew Barclay ( Hatton’s, DJH Models) Swansea Victory 0-4-0 Andrew Barclay (Hatton’s, DJH Models) No 1 0-6-0 Saddle tank Hudswell Clarke ( CSP models) Idris & Swansea jack 48 ds 0-4-0 Diesel ( Hornby, Judith Edge kits) Dylan Thomas & 114 0-4-0 Diesel North British (Judith Edge kits) Nellie Class 02 0-4-0 Diesel ( DJH Models, ALD models) Trecatty 0-6-0 Ruston and Hornsby diesel( Judith edge kits, kit bashing,3d print or scratch building) Little Lady w4 Peckett 0-4-0 ST ( Hornby, CSP models) Swansea vale 1 0-4-0 Sentinel( Rt Models kit-bashing, 3d print or Scratch build) Sentinel 230 hp 0-4-0 Diesel shunter ( Judith Edge kits, Hornby, Knightwing) Sentinel 325 hp 0-6-0 Diesel shunter (Judith edge kits, Knight wing) North British/Man 330hp 0-4-0dh Diesel Shunter 27878,27914( Judith Edge KITS) Rail Speeder inspection car (3d print, Scratch build) Pump Tolley (Springside, 3d print) With the carriages, I have got all the type on the ones that are on the Gwili both past and present. I have got the Taff vale Coaches in kit form waiting to be done. Wagons are a mix bag and I have got nearly all of them that are on the railway with few from my other railway box. The locos I have got all ready waiting to be renamed and painted are, Welsh Guardsman Haulwen Phoenix 57 xx L92 Olwen Class 117 03 diesel 2178,2069 Small praire 5541 14xx 1466,1436 57xx 5741 Hymek class 35 Class 37 GWR rail car class 37 Manor collect goods. RRV excovator.