Conwy Valley Railway Museum

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Conwy Valley Railway Museum
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The miniature steam railway
Conwy Valley Railway Museum is located in Conwy
Conwy Valley Railway Museum
Location within Conwy County Borough
Established1970s (1970s)
LocationBetws-y-Coed, Conwy County Borough, Wales
Coordinates53°05′34″N 3°48′01″W / 53.092903°N 3.800207°W / 53.092903; -3.800207
TypeRailway museum
FounderAlan Pratt
OwnerColin Cartwright
WebsiteConwy Valley Railway Museum
The buffet coach

The Conwy Valley Railway Museum (Welsh: Amgueddfa Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy) is located at Betws-y-Coed railway station, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, on the site of the old railway goods yard.

Museum[]

The museum was founded in the early 1970s by Alan Pratt, starting with a former standard gauge railway carriage which today acts as a licensed buffet and restaurant car. The current museum was built later, and contains various railway artefacts, including a 15 in (381 mm) gauge quarter scale (1:4) replica of a Britannia class locomotive.

Miniature railway[]

Other attractions include a 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge miniature steam railway which runs for 1-mile (1.6 km) on the site.

Tramway[]

There is also a one-third full-size (1:3) electric tramcar which runs for a 0.5-mile (805 m) on the site, on track of 15 in (381 mm) gauge. This is one of only two electric tramways in Wales (the other being a short 18 in (457 mm) gauge electric tramway in Heath Park, Cardiff, owned by Cardiff Model Engineering Society).[1][2] It has however since closed and fallen into disrepair after the tram shed collapsed on its sole tram engine, making the line unusable.

See also[]

  • British narrow gauge railways
  • Conwy Valley Line
  • List of British railway museums
  • Miniature Railways

References[]

  1. ^ "Cardiff Model Engineering Society". www.cardiffmes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ Railway Track Diagrams volumes 3 & 4, published by Quail Track Diagrams
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