| Name |
Tal-Y-Bont
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| Owner |
Andrew Griffiths
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| Gauge |
0-16.5
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| Theme |
A fictitious Welsh narrow gauge railway.
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| Layout Guide |
Tal-y-Bont is a quiet hamlet on the west bank of the river Conwy in North Wales. Conwy Bay being to the north and Betws-y-Coed to the south. The narrow gauge railway was built in 1896 to connect the gold mine at Tal-y-Bont, and the woollen mill at Trefriw to the market town of Llanrwst.
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| External Web Site |
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| Exhibition Dates |
| 2003 |
Bushey MRS Exhibition 25/10/2003
Norbury MRC 01/11/2003
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| 2004 |
Lee-on-Solent 22/02/2004
Stowmarket MRC 27/04/2004
Burton-on-Trent 2004 08/06/2004
Epping Railway Circle 13/11/2004
Ipswich Model Railway Exhibition 20/11/2004
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| 2007 |
Rail Club de Meaux 20th Anniversary Exhibition 12/01/2007
Ilford & West Essex MRC 06/10/2007
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| 2008 |
Castle Point Transport Museum 20/04/2008
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| 2009 |
Thundersley 16/05/2009
Shoeburyness MRS 27th Festival of Model Railways 21/11/2009
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| 2011 |
March & District MRC 19/03/2011
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| Magazine Features |
Model railway Enthusiast. August 1998 Narrow Lines August/September 1998
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| Awards |
Best steam era. Layland 1997 The committee award and best in show. The 7mm Narrow gauge association May 1999 Best in show Amberley 2001
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| Size |
12' X 6' Free stnding.
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| Availability |
Now
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