Enfield Town Model
Railway Club
Members' layouts
ABERGWYNAFON
- '009' Scale by Tony Minty
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Abergwynafon represents the coastal terminus of a fictitious Welsh narrow gauge line known as the Gwyn Valley Railway. |
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In
the spring of 2003 I decided to scrap my previous '009' layout, which
was a model of Dolgoch Falls station on the Talyllyn
Railway. This layout had not been used for a long time and its operating
potential was very limited. Also over the years I had built up a collection
of '009' locos and most of them were not suitable for use on it, so I
decided to build a new layout which was freelance in design. After spending
three months working on the layout I lost interest but I recommenced
work on it in the spring of 2004.
The
layout is just seven feet long and being so small it does not have its
own legs but when exhibited at our Club's 2004 show it fitted onto a couple of tables.
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The locos are kit built and most of them were purchased second hand in a part finished state. All the coaches and wagons were built by myself from kits from manufacturers such as GEM, Meridian and Parkside Dundas. |
Although the line is fictitious, most of the stock is based on that of the prototype lines and include examples of the Talyllyn, Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland and Vale of Rheidol railways.
Picture details.
Top - A general view of the layout, photo taken from the public viewing side and looking towards the loco shed.
Above left - The level crossing and station area.
Above right - The loco shed and yard.
Text and
photos © T. Minty
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