LDCT

Hahaha, thanks!!

Thank you very much, that's great to hear! ☺️

Ha, that's wonderful. Thank you very much! My folks live in Trefeglwys and my Dad likes showing locals the photos... 😂

Hi Folks, my first post on RMWeb - thanks for having me! For the last year and a bit I've been working on a layout depicting Caersws on the Cambrian, circa 1958, as accurately as space, cost, distance from the subject, materials availability, and my rusty (and distinctly old-school!) modelling skills will allow. The layout was originally going to depict the Maine Central in US O gauge, but that changed after a trip home to see family in Wales, the random purchase of a '90s-era Hornby Evening Star in Harlech, and the trip back to the USA that started at Caersws railway station. 🙂 This is my first model railway project for 35 years and I fully admit to falling head-long down the rabbit hole. I have much to thank Brian Poole and his wonderful books for, as well as track layout diagrams from R.A. Cooke, signal diagrams from the SRS, and photos sent to me by some very kind folks, including one or two names I recognize on this forum. Actually the biggest pleasure of doing this has been learning so much about the history and the locale, to the extent that I reckon I could give a pretty comprehensive walking tour these days 🤣 As ever though, you can never have enough information and I would LOVE to see any photos anyone has from the '80s and earlier. Or indeed any anecdotes, memories or whatever else. As you'll see from the photos, the layout is very much a work in progress. It should keep me off the streets for the foreseeable future! The latest project is the provender store (which needs vents and more accurate piers!) My apologies if you've already seen these photos on facebook ☺️