Convention Program - Mill City 2020

Clinics for NERx Virtual Convention

December 1-4, 2020

Basic Scenery Tips By: Doug Dederick Wednesday Dec 2, 2020 - 6:30 PM

This clinic will go over step by step on how to take your basic plaster scenery shell and build it up to create a realistic scene. We will go over how to create textures and colors using different materials such as: Paint, Dirt, Foams, Static Grasses, Poly Fiber, and synthetic leaf materials. I will show you technics that I have used over the years on my home layout with satisfying results. With a little bit of practice you will be able to take these tips and apply them to your own modeling projects. My Big Fat Clinic. or, How to Weigh Cars Like the Prototype By: Chuck Diljak Thursday Dec 3, 2020 - 6:30 PM

This is not a clinic about the NMRA Recommended Practice regarding car weights. Instead, it is a clinic about scale tracks, scale houses, scale test cars, and how to add them to your railroad operations. Take Two! Module Building Lessons Learned - and Some New Ideas for the Second Time Around By: John Doehring Thursday Dec 3, 2020 - 8:30 PM

When a long time armchair railroader finally determined to build his first module, it was – well, an adventure! John Doehring’s ‘Brittserville Project’ (a 12-foot long straight NTRAK module) was indeed an adventure – and also a lot of fun! John made some rookie mistakes along the way, and he learned several important lessons for his next module building projects (currently underway now). In this fun and lighthearted session, John reviews some of what went wrong for him – to help you avoid these pitfalls yourself. This program is especially aimed at aspiring and beginning builders, though experienced

Coal Cod & Cash By: Steve Erickson Wednesday Dec 2, 2020 - 7:30 PM

How much railroad can be fit into 19 miles? Quite a lot. This clinic will take an in depth look at the Old Colony line that ran from Newport RI to Fall River MA. Newport was an inter-modal port, with fishing, steamships, passenger service to Boston, freight and coal. A vast array of commercial enterprises were located around one of the more interesting railroad terminals you can model. Heading north, the rail line serviced a coal mine, a copper mine, various agricultural businesses, and the mills of Fall River. At one time it serviced one of the main coaling stations for the US Navy, and in later years provided support for a major naval base. From the "dandy" commuter trains to Boston to the working coastal coal mine, there is something for everyone in this short stretch of railroad. This will be an inspiration to do something different. Using Paper to Build that Model for your Railroad By: Jim Fairbanks Wednesday Dec 2, 2020 - 8:30 PM

Have you ever considered using paper to build a model for your railroad? How about building that Merit Award model? This clinic will re-introduce you to the advantages of paper, and how it is making a comeback in the modeling world. I’ll take you through a very brief history of using paper, how it is being used, what you’ll need, and where to find some plans to use. Lastly, I’ll run through using foam core to put together a background model of a house. Join me and find out how paper is making a comeback. Just Build an Inglenook By: Jeff Faust Thursday Dec 3, 2020 - 9:30 PM

Are your railroading dreams frustrated by space, money, or time limitations? Need a place to test out your latest rolling stock builds? Looking for a modest yet challenging layout project? Just build an Inglenook! It's a deceptively simple layout design with a lot of potential. In this presentation, we'll discuss history, design specifications, construction, and operation of the Inglenook,and why you should consider building one yourself. Building Stone City Heights By: John Feraca Friday Dec 4, 2020 - 6:30 PM

The clinic will outline the building of a 1ft x 12ft city scene on my Stone Canyon RR. Some of the topics are; building and street lighting, road and sidewalks, using

animated signs and scenery. The clinic is a PowerPoint presentation approx 30 to 45 minutes. Foreground Trees with Leaves By: Jeff Gerow Tuesday Dec 1, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Jeff Gerow will demonstrate using Scenic Express SuperTrees® natural scale tree "branches" to create a full sized foreground tree using a sage branch as tree trunk (similar to Scenic Express SuperTree® armatures). He will cover preparing the SuperTree® material for use, as well as attaching to the armature. Actual scale "leaves" will be attached in a natural manner to create a really great looking foreground tree. Introduction to NeoPixels By: James Kline Friday Dec 4, 2020 - 7:30 PM

NeoPixels are unique LED’s that can be programmed individually to emit different color light at adjustable intensity using a microcontroller such as an Arduino or Raspberry PI. When placed inside model structures the resultant light will be closer to prototypical. This clinic will cover how to install and wire them in multiple structures and will also demonstrate how they can be used for animations. No clinic prerequisites! The Welsh Highland Railway By: Edward Koehler Thursday Dec 3, 2020 - 7:30 PM

Who would think that a two foot gauge railroad that shut down in the late 1930’s and removed by the government during World War II had any chance of survival? Who would think that steam locomotives from South Africa would thrive in Wales? In this presentation the histories of the current Welsh Highland Railway, Limited and the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway are also traced. The Welsh Highland Railway is becoming an additional major railway attraction for North Wales. We will also take a quick look at two other narrow gauge railways that operate out of Porthmadog, but neither of them is the one you are thinking of! Come join Ed Koehler as he takes you on a tour of these fascinating narrow gauge lines Bringing the Railroad to Life Using Layers By: Lou McIntyre Tuesday Dec 1, 2020 - 7:30 PM

"Bringing the Railroad to Life Using Layers"; not layers in the physical sense . Rather it's layers as in:

- The Facts, - What Might Have Been and - The Fiction My Miniatur Wunderland By: Irwin Nathanson Friday Dec 4, 2020 - 9:30 PM

Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany is – by far – the largest model railroad in the world. HBD President Irwin D Nathanson will take us on a virtual tour of this amazing attraction, using words, photos and videos. He will also explain how his visits to Miniatur Wunderland helped influence his own Diamond Point Railways. Modeling An Operating Pre- W.W.II R.R. Grade Crossing Signal By: Steve Perry Tuesday Dec 1, 2020 - 9:30 PM

After a brief history of wigwags, Steve will tell how he constructed a brass and styrene HO model of a Magnetic Signal Company wigwag flagman. The interesting and challenging aspects of this project that Steve will cover include:

(a) Determining the dimensions of the various parts he had to make from a few given on M.S.C. drawings;

(b) How he hid the means for moving the banner (flag); (c) Creating a prototypically accurate mechanism case ( motor box) in styrene and brass; (d) Describing the Arduino sketch that powers the banner movement.

Building Bar Mills Magee’s Tire Repair Shop By: Andy Reynolds Tuesday Dec 1, 2020 - 8:30 PM

Andy Reynolds, a recent AP Structures and Scenery awards recipient, challenges both the novice and advanced modeler to pick up some tips on how to build this Bar Mills Magee’s Tire Repair craftsman kit. You’ll either be perfecting your skill-set, or learning craftsman kit building for first time. This 30 minute PowerPoint presentation will start by opening a basic Bar Mills building kit and discussing how to best get ready to build it, which in the long run will lead to a better crafted structure. You’ll see or be told how mistakes are made and how to best correct these for future models. The program goes over “Bar Mills Guide to Better Modeling” and incorporates some of these techniques, as we go though a step by step approach to its construction. The goal is to become better versed in what glues to use, what paints or stains to try, how to get two walls and then four walls to properly bond and stay square, how to add signage to a wall or roof, weathering techniques, window treatments,

lighting, and finally adding the building to a your landscape and properly adding your scenery and other show stopper details. This clinic is a precursor to the hands-on clinic that will be conducted at the live clinic show next rime the NER can meet socially. Let’s learn to operate local train POFR for the beginner By: Bruce Robinson Wednesday Dec 2, 2020 - 9:30 PM

The theme for Mill City 2021 is “Learn to Operate!” Join this clinic session to learn the basics of running a local freight train on the Valley Junction Railroad. Paints, 3D Printing By: Jon Silhavey Friday Dec 4, 2020 - 8:30 PM

This will be a two part clinic. Part 1 What brands of paint work best? With the loss of Polyscale, Floquil and Model Master, what choices for paint do we have. I’ve tried out a few different ones and I will announce my results. I will also explain how craft acrylic paint can be airbrushed on model train shells. Part 2 3D printing a 85’ coach from a drawing I will demonstrate how to 3D print a 85’ foot coach from a scale drawing using the SketchUp software. A finished prototype will be displayed.

NERx Layout Tours Tuesday December 1, 2020

Clinch Mountain Railway Dave MacPherson

Dave MacPherson's HO scale Clinch Mountain Railway is a freelanced bridge route serving New England, interchanging with local roads in the 1960's. The layout was featured in the September 2014 issue of Model Railroader. Let's get a fresh look at Dave's railroad!

Danby, Ludlos & Springfield Railroad Ned Spiller

The freelanced Danby, Ludlos & Springfield Railroad serves as a bridge across southern Vermont. Located in the area that was served by the Bellows Falls Subdivision of the Rutland Railroad, the DL&S provides a connection between eastern New England and upstate New York and the Midwest, and also serves the Vermont marble industry and local agriculture and industry. The period is 1954, with motive power provided by steam and first-generation diesels. Control is wireless NCE DCC. While modest in size, the layout is designed for operations, with a single track mainline serving several towns, a compact yard, and hidden staging. A variety of trains including local switching, thru freights, and passenger are run during a session. Let's Vist Ned's DL&S!

Cranberry lake Railroad Western Adirondack Railroad Modelers

The Western Adirondack Railroad Modelers layout is 12 x 28 feet with Benson Mines at one end and Wanakena at the other. The layout depicts the lumber, mining and paper industries that sprang up in northern New York at the beginning of the 20th century. The club also has a smaller layout that is taken to train shows and other events. All of the buildings on the layout are scratch built from photos provided by the Wanakena Historical Society and local residents. Let's lake a tour of the Western Adirondack Railroad Modelers layout!

Wednesday December 2, 2020 Buckeye Railroad Herm Botzow

Next up is a visit to Herm Botzow's O scale, 2-rail Buckeye Railroad during NERx. The Buckeye Railroad has been featured in Model Railroader, Great Model Railroads, O Scale Trains Magazine, and O Gauge Railroading Magazine.

Herm's layout is 40' x 56' and operates on the premise that the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie did not exist, requiring the New York Central to reach Pittsburgh via the Buckeye. The layout is built for operation and is fully sceniced.

Maine and Western Gordon and Jeanne Spalty

Gordon and Jeanne Spalty’s Maine and Western in Rochester is set in autumn in New England. The layout also features the narrow gauge Portage Oneida Rwy.

You may recall that Jeanne was featured in the NMRA Magazine's "Women in Model Railroading" column, earlier this year.

In this half half hour segment, NER President John Doehring interviews Gordon during a tour of his layout.

East Coast Lines South Shore Model Railway Club narrated by Mike Dolan

The South Shore Model Railway Club is one of America's oldest model railroad clubs, having been founded in September 1938 in Quincy, Massachusetts.

The club has been in its current location, a former 10,000 square foot US Navy munitions warehouse in Hingham, Massachusetts, since 1998.

With more than sixty active members, and a railroad measuring 40 feet by 140 feet, the South Shore Model Railroad Club is also one of the largest in the country, both in physical size and membership.

Thursday December 3, 2020

Marshfield and Old Colony Railroad Mike Tylick

The Marshfield and Old Colony Railroad is an L-shaped 8' x 16' switching layout. The On30 layout is very loosely based on the former standard gauge Greenbush lines along Massachusetts's South Shore. The fictitious line is essentially complete and features many scratch built pieces. The December 2020 photo in the NMRA calendar features a scene from Mike's layout. Let's welcome Mike Tylick!

New York Central Hudson and Electric Division Victor Hand

Victor Hand's HO scale New York Central Hudson and Electric Division is prototype based. The layout is set in the 1950's and features steam, diesel and electric locomotives. The layout is 1800 square feet with nearly a quarter of the scenery complete. Let's visit Victor's New York Central layout!

Great Northern Railway, Kalispell Division Doug Dederick

Doug has been working towards building a “N” scale basement layout. The layout has been operational for the past 5 years with regular operating sessions until recently. He is modeling the prototype from Whitefish Montana to Shelby Montana along the border of Glacier National Park in the 1950’s. His favorite parts of the hobby are doing scenery and operations. Let's visit Doug's Great Northern Railway, Kalispell Division!

Friday December 4, 2020

Binghamton Society of Model Engineers The Binghamton Society of Model Engineers (BSME) is a club dedicated to promoting the model railroad hobby in the Binghamton, NY area. The club was started in 1977 and consists of 8 members, all of whom are NMRA members. The BSME is loosely based in the transition era of steam to diesel. Let’s take a tour of the BSME.

Stone Canyon RR John Feraca

Our next layout tour is an HO scale layout, the Stone Canyon RR. The layout is a single deck freelanced design set in the 1950’s steam/diesel transition era. The layout is 100% finished and has been hosting monthly operating sessions since 2013. We welcome MMR, John Feraca!

Kofferbahn von Sankt Bartholomä Jeffrey MacHan

Jeffrey provides a guided tour of the HOe railway "Kofferbahn von Sankt Bartholomä". HOe is also referred to as HOn30 or HOn2 ½. It is HO scale narrow gauge equipment running on Z scale track. Jeffrey’s layout models an area somewhere in the Austrian Alps. Let’s take a look at Jeffrey’s layout!

HANDOUT FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THE

WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY

PRESENTED BY EDWARD M. KOEHLER JR

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NOTES

No author is perfect and I include myself in that statement. To that end I welcome corrections, comments, and constructive criticisms at [email protected]. Edward M. Koehler Jr. November 19, 2020

mailto:[email protected]

THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY PAGE 1

Edward M. Koehler Jr. November 19, 2020

THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY Caernarfon to Dinas The Nantlle Railway Company was incorporated in May 20, 1825 to built a forty inch gauge horse tramway from a point in the parish of Llanllyfni to the wharfs in Caernarfon, the line was opened for goods traffic on July 12, 1828. The Carnarvonshire Railway acquired control of the Nantlle Railway during 1862; the Caernarfon to Dinas Junction section was then rebuilt and converted to standard gauge. The Carnarvonshire Railway was a part of the London and North Western Railway, a component of the later London, Midland and Scottish. The former London and North Western Railway branch line would eventually succumb to the ‘Beeching Axe’ on December 7, 1964. In June 1995 an application for a Light Railway Order was made to build a one foot eleven and a half inch line over the former London and North Western Railway line between Caernarfon and Dinas. The reinstated line between Dinas and Caernarfon opened on November 10, 1997. Dinas to Rhyd-Ddu On August 6, 1872 Parliament approved the construction the ‘Moel Tryfan Undertaking’ of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway. Dinas to a temporary station named Queellyn opened for goods traffic only on May 21, 1877; the branch from Tryfan Junction to Bryngwyn opened by August 15, 1877. The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway opened to Rhyd-Ddu (also known as South Snowdon) on May 14, 1881. Rhyd-Ddu to Beddgelert The Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway was incorporated on August 17, 1901 with plans to build an electrified two foot gauge line from Rhyd-Ddu to Beddgelert. The firm would also be involved in the electric supply business. Track was constructed south from Rhyd Ddu towards Beddgelert was considered completed between 1906 and 1910. Some bridges and abutments south of Beddgelert were built. This line was never opened.

THE PORTMADOC, BEDDGELERT AND SOUTH SNOWDON RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION The plans for the electrification of this line involved the installation of a Ganz developed three phase alternating current overhead system. The overhead, which was planned to eventually extend from Dinas to Porthmadog, would have been supplied from ten substations. It appears that traction power would have been 1000 volts. The original rolling stock order was for seven motor cars for passenger service and four locomotives for freight service; this was later twice amended first to ten units for general service and finally to an order for four passenger geared locomotives and two freight geared locomotives. Both types of locomotives would have been of similar box cab designs with a nominal horsepower of 90 with an overload rating of 180 horsepower. It is also suggested that the locomotives would be operated in pairs suggesting that they would have had multiple unit capability.

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Croesor Tramway This line was opened by August 1, 1864 as a goods and mineral line with horse power. The Croesor Tramway was incorporated as the Croesor and Port Madoc Railway on July 5, 1865. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) took over the Croesor Junction to Porthmadog Harbour section as of June 1, 1923. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) ceased using the Croesor Tramway during February 1937. The Festiniog Railway would occasionally operate goods service on the lower portion of the line until the middle of the 1950’s. From above the Harbour to Croesor Junction the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway uses much of the old Croesor. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) Company was chartered on March 30, 1922. The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway; the Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway were acquired along with trackage rights over the Croesor Tramway into Porthmadog. New construction would be put in place between Beddgelert and a junction with the Croesor Tramway. The line was opened from Dinas Junction to Porthmadog on June 8, 1923. The line was leased to the Festiniog at times. On June 19, 1937 the last train on the Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) was run. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) Company closed on May 31, 1937. The trackage between Croesor Junction and Dinas was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence on March 13, 1941. The WHR was never formally abandoned. The assets of the Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) ended up in the hands of a bankruptcy receiver. The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway A restoration effort was begun by the Welsh Highland Railway Society beginning in 1961. The Welsh Highland Railway Society has evolved into the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway which operates a museum devoted to the narrow gauge in the Beddgelert Siding area of Porthmadog The Welsh Highland Light Railway Limited Circa 1987 the Festiniog Railway purchased the former Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) track bed from the Official Receiver. Dinas to Waunfawr re-opened during August 2000; Waunfawr to Rhyd Ddu re-opened on August 18, 2003; minus its Bryngwyn branch line1, the old North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway was back! Rhyd Ddu to Hafod-y-Llyn via the Aberglaslyn Pass re-opened on May 22, 2009. On October 30, 2010 the revived line into Porthmadog was opened. The goal of the Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway was finally achieved a century after all efforts had ceased on that project!

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1 Subsequently the Bryngwyn branch right of way has been converted into a walking trail.



SELECTED MOTIVE POWER OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY

CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 0-4-2T “Gelert” Bagnall 3050 __/1953 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge steam locomotive with 9 x 14 inch cylinders and

27½ inch drivers that was built for the Rustenberg Platinum Mines, South Africa as their number 4; it was acquired by the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in April 1982 and was originally intended to be named “Snowdon Ranger” (II) but instead it was named “Gelert”; it is currently in service at the Gerlert’s Farm site.

0-6-0TS “Gertrude” Andrew Barclay and Son 1578 __/1918 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge steam locomotive with 7 x 14 inch cylinders and 26

inch drivers that was built for Stewarts and Lloyd as their “Gertude”, it was acquired on an unknown date and restored to service at the Gelert’s Farm site.

0-4-2T “Karen” Peckett 2024 __/1942 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge steam locomotive with 10 x 15 inch cylinders and

19¼ inch drivers that was built for the Rhodesia Chrome Mines Limited as their Selukwe Peak Light Railway number 7, it was acquired by the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway during 1975 and was the first steam locomotive to operate at the Gelert’s Farm site on March 19, 1983. This locomotive is currently (2011) stored pending work.

2-6-2T “Russell” Hunslet Engine Company, Limited 901 __/1906 This one foot eleven and a half inch gauge steam locomotive was built for the Portmadoc,

Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway as their “Russell”; it was delivered to the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway at Dinas and used by that line as if it were one of their own locomotives. This locomotive had two cylinders 10¾ x 15 inches in size; 28 inch driving wheels, 160 pound boiler pressure and tractive effort of 7425 pounds. As of January 1, 1922, this locomotive was acquired by the Welsh Highland Railway and during this period the cylinders were recorded as being 9½ inches by 14 inches by the Ffestiniog Railway. After the last trains were run on the Welsh Highland Railway, the “Russell” was placed into storage at Dinas until 1941. The locomotive was requisitioned by the Ministry of Supply and was overhauled for use at the Hook Norton Ironstone Company, Limited opencast ironstone site in Hook Norton, this locomotive was resold for use at the Norden Clay Mines in Corfe, Dorset where it remained in service until 1953 when its mechanical condition forced its retirement. The locomotive entered a period of storage at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Tywyn where its eventual location was the subject of much discussion, the locomotive axle which failed in 1953 was repaired by Hunslett during 1956. Eventually the Birmingham Locomotive Club (owner) and the predecessor of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway reach an agreement regarding its preservation and return to service. On May 7, 1988 the “Russell” was returned to service on behalf of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway running a commemorative train on the Festiniog Railway. The locomotive has remained at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway’s Gelert’s Farm facility at Porthmadog as motive power for the Heritage Train.



SELECTED MOTIVE POWER OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY (continued) CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 2-8-2 NG15 120 Société Anglo-Franco-Belge 2667 __/1949 This is a two foot gauge 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive with 15¾ by 17¾ inch cylinders and 34

inch drivers, it was built for the Otavi Railways, South Africa; number unknown and was sold to the South African Railways during 1958 becoming their class NG15 number 120; it was retired post 1973 and was acquired by a supporter of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway who imported to Wales where restoration began during 1997, due to space limitations it was shipped to a location off site for the restoration to continue with the thought that it could serve as a backup engine to “Russell” on the Heritage Train. This locomotive may be named “Beddgelert” if and when it returns to service.

4-6-0T “W↑D 590” (II) Baldwin 44699 1/1917 This two foot gauge 4-6-0 side tank steam locomotive had 9 inch x 12 inch cylinders, 23½ inch

drivers and was built for the British War Department (W↑D) as 1463 for use on the trench railways that were in place during World War I; this particular locomotive was assigned number 794 in 1917. After the war it was declared surplus and sold to a sugar plantation in India where it operated under the name “Tiger”. The locomotive was acquired by the British Imperial War Museum and re-imported into the United Kingdom during 1985 with operable running gear but a poor boiler. It was apparently never place on exhibit at the Imperial War Museum and was stored until an agreement was reached with the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway for restoration, albeit as a ‘stand-in’ for the long scrapped Baldwin 590 of the Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) Company. The 794 arrived at Gelert’s Farm on June 4, 2004 for the start of the restoration effort.

0-4-0 2 Ruston and Hornsby 354068 __/1953 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge four wheel model 40DL diesel electric locomotive

that was built for Blockleys Limited brickworks at Hadley and was acquired by the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway during 1973 becoming the number 2 named “Kinnerly”. This locomotive was used as the motive power on the first passenger train operated under the Beddgelert Siding Light Railway Order on August 2, 1980.

0-4-0 3 Ruston and Hornsby 370555 __/1955 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge four wheel model 48DL diesel electric locomotive

that was built for Hoveringham Gravels at the Holme Pierrepoint Quarry in Nottinghamshire. This locomotive was purchased by the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in 7/1987 from M. Jacobs of Long Easton. This locomotive has been restored in the Hoveringham paint and lettering scheme.

0-4-0 4 Motor Rail (Simplex) 605333 __/1966 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge four wheel sixty horsepower diesel rail tractor built

to a two foot one eighth inch gauge for use on the sand quarry line of the Pilkington Glass Company in Saint Helens as their 4, it was acquired by the Ainscligh Scrapyard from where the Welsh Highland Railway acquired it (along with the 6 and 9) in December 1981. The 4 was re-gauged to one foot eleven and a half inches, named “Anne-Marie” and placed into service.

0-4-0 5 Hunslett Engine Company 6285 __/1968 This one foot eleven and a half inch gauge four wheel forty horsepower locomotive was built for

service in an underground iron mine in Cumbria to a gauge of two foot six inches. The locomotive was subsequently returned to Hunslett who rebuilt it to two foot gauge and sold it to the Saunders and Forster Steel Works in Stratford; subsequently it was acquired by a member of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and moved to the Gelert’s Farm site. The name “Felin Foel” was once associated with the locomotive but it remains unnamed.



SELECTED MOTIVE POWER OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY (continued) CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 0-4-0 6 Motor Rail (Simplex) 11102 __/1959 This is a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge four wheel sixty horsepower diesel rail tractor built

to a two foot one eighth inch gauge for use on the sand quarry line of the Pilkington Glass Company in Saint Helens as their 6, it was acquired by the Ainscligh Scrapyard from where the Welsh Highland Railway acquired it (along with the 4 and 9) in December 1981. The 6 was re-gauged to one foot eleven and a half inches, named “Jonathan” and placed into service.

0-6-0 Lyd2 58 23 August Locomotive Works 23389 1976-1977 This is a two foot gauge six wheel 350 horsepower diesel hydraulic locomotive with a final

jackshaft drive. This locomotive was built in Bucharest, Romania for the Jarocin Railway in Poland as their 58; it was present on the railway when service was terminated on this railway in December 1990. This locomotive is owned by a group of members of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and arrived at the Gelert’s Farm site during 1993 and was named “Eryri” when it was placed into service.

0-6-0 Lyd2 60 23 August Locomotive Works 23387 1976-1977 This is a two foot gauge six wheel 350 horsepower diesel hydraulic locomotive with a final

jackshaft drive. This locomotive was built in Bucharest, Romania for the Jarocin Railway in Poland as their 60; it was present on the railway when service was terminated on this railway in December 1990. This locomotive is owned by a group of members of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and arrived at the Gelert’s Farm site during 1995 and was stored pending repairs.

0-6-0 Lyd2 69 23 August Locomotive Works 24051 1980 This is a two foot gauge six wheel 350 horsepower diesel hydraulic locomotive with a final

jackshaft drive. This locomotive was built in Bucharest, Romania for the Jarocin Railway in Poland as their 69; it was present on the railway when service was terminated on this railway in December 1990. This locomotive is owned by a group of members of the Welsh Highland Railway Society and arrived at the Gelert’s Farm site during 1994 and was stored pending repairs.

0-4-0 “Kathy” Hunslett-Barclay HE LD9350 __/1994 0-4-0 “Emma” Hunslett-Barclay HE LD9346 __/1994 These are two one foot eleven and a half inch gauge diesel electric locomotives rated at 84

horsepower; they were named “Kathy” and “Emma” by their prior owner, Balfour Beatty and Amec who used them on the Jubilee Line Extension Project in London. These two locomotives were acquired by the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in March 2003, the “Kathy” was returned to serviceable condition, the “Emma” was loaned out to another line that restored it to operating condition; it has since been returned to the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway.

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SELECTED MOTIVE POWER OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND LIGHT RAILWAY LIMITED

CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 0-4-0+0-4-0T K1 Beyer, Peacock __/1909 This is a two foot gauge Garratt articulated locomotive with two 11 x 16 inch high pressure

cylinders and two 17 x 16 inch low pressure cylinders and a driver diameter of 31 inches; built for the Tasmanian State Railways as their K1 and used on the North East Dundas Tramway until 1929. This locomotive was acquired by Beyer Peacock during 1947 and was displayed at their works in Manchester. This locomotive was purchased by the Festiniog Railway in 1966 and placed in store, being loaned to the National Railway Museum in York from 1976 to 1995. This locomotive was returned to service on the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway during 2006.

2-6-2+2-6-2T NGG16 87 Société Anonyme John Cockerill 3267 __/1937 This is a two foot gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2T Garret articulated locomotive with four 12 x 16 inch cylinders

and 33 inch drivers; it was built as South African Railways NGG16 87 and passed to the Alfred County Railway when the South African Harding line was privatized. This locomotive was subsequently retired from service in South Africa and was imported into the United Kingdom by the Exmoor Steam Center; it was sold to the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway where it was restored to service as of March 2010.

2-6-2+2-6-2T NGG16 109 Beyer, Peacock 6919 __/1939 This is a two foot gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2T Garret articulated locomotive with four 12 x 16 inch cylinders

and 33 inch drivers; it was built as South African Railways NGG16 109. This locomotive was subsequently retired from service post 1973 in South Africa and was imported into the United Kingdom by the Exmoor Steam Center; it was sold to Pete Waterman who is using the locomotive to train apprentices in steam locomotive practice. It has been promised to the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway for service after completion of this work which is scheduled for 2011.

2-8-2 NGG15 133 Société Anglo-Franco-Belge 2683 __/1953 2-8-2 NGG15 134 Société Anglo-Franco-Belge __/1953 This is a pair of two foot gauge 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive with 15¾ by 17¾ inch cylinders and

34 inch drivers, it was built for the Otavi Railways, South Africa; numbers unknown and were sold to the South African Railways during 1958 becoming their class NG15 numbers 133 and 134; these two locomotives were retired post 1973 and were acquired for the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway during 1998. The 133 remains stored in an unserviceable condition, it is due to be restored in the future. Restoration of the 134 began during 1999.


and 33 inch drivers; it was built as South African Railways NGG16 138. This locomotive was subsequently retired from service post 1973 in South Africa. This locomotive arrived in the United Kingdom in January 1997 and was restored to service as of March 2002. This locomotive has been named “Millennium”/”Mileniwm” to recognize that restoration funding for this locomotive came from the Millennium Commission.


and 33 inch drivers; it was built as South African Railways NGG16 140 and passed to the Alfred County Railway when the South African Harding line was privatized. This locomotive was subsequently retired from service in South Africa and was imported into the United Kingdom by the Festiniog Railway arriving in Wales during April 1997. This locomotive initially served as a parts source for the 138 and 143 but it is slated to eventually be restored to operation.



SELECTED MOTIVE POWER OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND LIGHT RAILWAY LIMITED (continued) CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 2-6-2+2-6-2T NGG16 143 Beyer, Peacock 7868 __/1958 This is a two foot gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2T Garret articulated locomotive with four 12 x 16 inch cylinders

and 33 inch drivers; it was built as South African Railways NGG16 143. This locomotive was subsequently retired from service post 1973 in South Africa. This locomotive arrived in the United Kingdom in January 1997 and was restored to service as of September 1998. This is the last Beyer Garret articulated locomotive built and it was restored in full South African Railways livery. Currently (2010) undergoing a ten year overhaul.

Bo-Bo “Castell Caernarfon” C.H. Funkey __/1968 This is one of a pair of 355 horsepower bogey diesel hydraulic locomotives that were engaged in

industrial switching in Port Elizabeth, South Africa for the Eastern Province Cement Company which were purchased in October 1993 by the Festiniog Railway. One locomotive was rebuilt with a new body for use on the Festiniog Railway; the other was restored to service In its South African configuration. This locomotive was named “Castell Caernarfon” in July 1996 and has remained available for off peak passenger service.

0-4-0DM “Upnor Castle” F.C. Hibberd Planet 3687 __/1954 This is a two foot six inch gauge four wheel diesel mechanical locomotive which was acquired on

February 21, 1962 from the Royal Navy who had used it on the Chattendon and Upnor Railway. This locomotive was named “Upnor Castle” when it arrived on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and was numbered 4. This locomotive was resold to the Festiniog Railway during 1968; it has retained the name “Upnor Castle” and has been transferred to the West Highland Railway in August 1997.

0-4-0DM “Castell Conwy”/ F.C. Hibberd Planet 3831 __/1958 “Conway Castle” This is a two foot six inch gauge four wheel diesel mechanical 77 horsepower locomotive of F.C.

Hibberd’s model SCN which was built for use at the Royal Naval Armament Depot at Ernesettle. This locomotive arrived at the Festiniog Railway’s Boston Lodge Works on April 29, 1981 and was rebuilt to one foot eleven and a half inch gauge for use on the Festiniog Railway; it received a 180 horsepower prime mover in October 1999. This locomotive was rebuilt with a new superstructure in the 1985 to 1986 period, transferred to the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway in April 2000.

0-6-0DM formerly number 9 Drewry – Baguley 2395 __/1953 This is a two foot gauge diesel mechanical 132 horsepower locomotive that was built for Underhill

Day and Company Proprietors, Limited four use at the South Johnstone Co-operative Sugar Milling Association, Limited facility in Innisfall, Queensland, Australia. The locomotive was purchased by a private owner during 2004 and was imported to the United Kingdom arriving at the Exmoor Steam Center in 2005. This locomotive was purchased in the summer of 2009 and after an overhaul it is expected to be named “Castell Cidwm” on the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway.



BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING While many of these volumes are now out of print, they can often be found for sale in good used condition on the website ABEBooks.COM. Baughan, Peter Edwards: REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITIAN – Volume 11 –

North and Mid Wales; David and Charles (Publishers) Limited; Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom; 1980.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE – Volume 1 – The Embankment Tramway – Gorseddau Tramway – The Festiniog and Blaenau Railway – The Merionethshire Railway – The Croesor Tramway – The Bettws-y-Coed and Festiniog Rialway, The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways and the Porthmadog Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 4); Oakwood Press; Usk, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom; 1988, Reprint 2000.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE – Volume 2 – The Welsh Highland Railway (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 4A); Oakwood Press; Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom; 1989, Reprint 1994.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: ON THE WELSH NARROW GAUGE; D. Bradford Barton Limited; Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom; Undated but 1978.

Britton, Claire; and Buxton, Richard (as producers): RHEILFFORDD FFESTINIOG / FFESTINIOG RAILWAY – A Traveler's Guide; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2016.

Britton, Claire; and Woods, Roy (as producers): RHEILFFORDD ERYRI / WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Your Traveler's Guide; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2017.

Dobson, John; and Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD FFESTINIOG - FFESTINIOG RAILWAY – Traveller's Guide; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; Reprint of 2006.

Festiniog Railway: A TRAVELERS GUIDE TO THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY; Festiniog Railway Company; Portmadog, North Wales, United Kingdom; Undated.

Ffestiniog Railway / Rheilffordd Ffestiniog: HUNSLET 125 - FRIDAY 22ND - SUNDAY 24TH JUNE 2018 – Souvenir Guide; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2018.

Holmes, John; and Kerr, John: 50TH ANNIVERSARY STOCK LIST AND REVIEW – Welsh Highland Heritage Railway / Rheilffordd Ucheldir Cymru; Welsh Highland Railway Limited; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2015.

Johnson, Peter: ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY; Oxford Publishing Company; Hersham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2009.

Johnson, Peter: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY; Oxford Publishing Company an imprint of Ian Allen Publishing Limited; Hersham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2002 and 2004.

Jones, Ivor Wynne: LLECHWEDD SLATE CAVERNS; Llechwedd Slate Caverns; Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2006.

Keylock, John (as compiler): THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – An Historical Guide – Part 1 – Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu; Welsh Highland Railway Historical Group; Rhydd Ddu, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2005.

Keylock, John (as compiler): THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – An Historical Guide – Part 2 –Rhyd Ddu to Porthmadog; Welsh Highland Railway Historical Group; Rhydd Ddu, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2008.

Knight, Martyn; and Organ, John: FFESTINIOG AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS – Illustrated Stock List; Ffestiniog Railway; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2007.



BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING (continued) Knight, Martyn; and Organ, John: RHEILFFYRTDD FFESTINIOG AC ERYRI / FFESTINIOG AND WELSH

HIGHLAND RAILWAYS – Illustrated Stock List; Ffestiniog Railway; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; Revised Edition 2011.

Manners, John; with Bishop, Michael: GHOSTS OF ABERGLASLYN – The Porthmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway - A History; Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group; Brackley, Northants, United Kingdom; 2016.

National Historic Trust (publisher): PENRHYN CASTLE / CASTELL PENRYN – A Guide to the Industrial Railway Museum, A / Amgueddfa Rheilffordd Ddiwydiannol; National Historic Trust; Penrhyn Castle, Wales, United Kingdom; Undated.

Rushton, Gordon: FFESTINIOG FINERY – The F&WHR Stockbook; Adlestrop Press; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; 2018.

Southern, Dave (with Barrell, Adrian): THE CROESOR TRAMWAY – A History of the Tramways and Quarries of Cwm Croesor; Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group; Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom; 2018

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway: WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY VISITOR GUIDE – Story of Porthmadog and its Narrow Gauge Railways; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; Undated.

Welsh Highland Railway / Rheilffordd Eryri: SUPER-POWER WEEKEND 'SPOTTER'S GUIDE' – 9th - 11th September 2011; Welsh Highland Railway / Rheilffordd Eryri; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2011.

Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group: VINTAGE POSTCARD SET (TEN); Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2011.

Wilson, Andrew: THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY FROM 1950; Tempus Publishing Limited; Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom; Edition of 2005.

Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD ERYRI - WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Travellers's Guide; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2007.

Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD ERYRI / WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Heritage Railway of the Year 2009; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2010.

Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD FFESTINIOG AC ERYRI / FFESTINIOG RAILWAY AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Illustrated Stock List; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; revised edition April 2011

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HANDOUT FOR THE PRESENTATION ON

PORTHMADOG – THE MINOR NARROW GAUGE LINES

PRESENTED BY EDWARD M. KOEHLER JR

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No author is perfect and I include myself in that statement. To that end I welcome corrections, comments, and constructive criticisms at [email protected]. Edward M. Koehler Jr. November 19, 2020

All three of the above maps are from the book by James I.C. Boyd.


PORTHMADOG – THE MINOR NARROW GAUGE LINES PAGE 13


PORTHMADOG – THE MINOR NARROW GAUGE LINES Creating the Port – Building the ‘Cob’ A double track three foot gauge horse powered line was on the ‘Cob’ from 1808 to 1811 and from 1814 to 1830. The ‘Cob’ created the harbor at Porthmadog. This line was used to move rock from a quarry on the far shore to build and then repair the ‘Cob’. The Cob was later occupied by the Festiniog Railway. The quarry site is now occupied by the Boston Lodge Works of the Festiniog Railway. The Tremadoc Tramway The three foot gauge Tremadoc Tramway was built alongside the Y Cyt canal in Porthmadog, linking Porthmadog with Tremadoc. It opened between 1840 and 1845 to move ironstone. The Gorseddau Tramway built a 6.25 mile extension to the 1.625 mile Tremadoc Tramway in 1856-1857. By July 1870 it was an economic failure. Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railways This line was incorporated on July 25, 1872. A five mile long 2 foot gauge extension to the original 3 foot gauge Tremadoc and Gorseddau Tramway was built. The line was basically abandoned circa 1895. Caernarvonshire Granite Quarries, Limited The Caernarvonshire Granite Quarries Limited firm operated the Moel-Y-Gest quarry on the east side of Porthmadog. To transport their main product, granite chips used for road paving, this enterprise built a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge rail line from an end on connection with the truncated Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railways Company circa 1902. This company shut down their narrow gauge rail operation during 1906 when the Cambrian Railway extended a standard gauge siding into their premises. Croesor Tramway This line was opened by August 1, 1864 as a goods and mineral line with horse power. The Croesor Tramway was incorporated as the Croesor and Port Madoc Railway on July 5, 1865. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) took over the Croesor Junction to Porthmadog Harbour section as of June 1, 1923. The Welsh Highland Railway (Light Railway) ceased using the Croesor Tramway during February 1937. The Festiniog Railway would occasionally operate goods service on the lower portion of the line until the middle of the 1950’s. From above the Harbour to Croesor Junction the re-instated Welsh Highland Railway uses much of the old Croesor.

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MOTIVE POWER OF THE MINOR TRAMWAYS The motive power used by the minor tramways about Porthmadog was generally horses, but a few steam locomotives are known. GORSEDDAU JUNCTION AND PORTMADOC RAILWAYS COMPANY CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 0-4-0T “Pert” de Winton and Company 1874 This was a vertical boiler locomotive constructed at the Union Foundry in Caernarvon; this

locomotive had two cylinders sized 6 inches by 12 inches; 20 inch driving wheels, 130 pound boiler pressure and tractive effort of 2150 pounds, it was of 1 foot 11½ inch gauge; this locomotive was named “Pert” when delivered. This locomotive was stored circa 1894 near Tremadoc; it was then acquired by the firm of Owen, Isaac and Owen working as the Vulcan Foundry, Porthmadog; who in turn apparently resold it to the Coedmadoc Slate Company’s quarry at Glood-fa’r-Glai, Nantlle in 1896. The little locomotive was probably auctioned off during March 1909 when the Coedmadoc Slate Company liquidated its’ holdings. There is no further trace of this locomotive.

CAERNARVONSHIRE GRANITE QUARRIES, LIMITED – MOEL-Y- GEST QUARRY CLASS NUMBER BUILDER SERIAL DATE 0-4-0T none repaired by Falcon Engine Works c. 1883 This was a one foot eleven and a half inch gauge vertical boiler 0-4-0 which was purchased used

from the Falcon works circa 1902 and was sold to an unknown purchaser or scrapped during 1906 on the closure of the quarry’s narrow gauge system. No other information.

CROESOR TRAMWAY CROESOR AND PORT MADOC RAILWAY COMPANY PORTMADOC, CROESOR AND BEDDGELERT TRAM RAILWAY COMPANY TYPE NUMBERS BUILDER ORDER DATE This line used horses for motive power; the horses were not owned but hired from local farmers.

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Note that the Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railways Company right of way was on the banks of the Y Cyt (‘The Cut’) between Porthmadog and Tremodoc.

GORSEDDAU JUNCTION AND PORTMADOC RAILWAYS COMPANY

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6.20 Braich-y-Bib (junction of the new line to Cwm Trwsgl)

8.12 Gorseddau Quarry

THE 1875 EXTENSION

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Cwm Trwsgl (junction of the two spurs to the Prince of Wales Quarry and the Cwm-Dwyfor Mine)

10.70 Prince of Wales Quarry (via a spur from Cwm Trwsgl)

11.50 Cwm-Dwyfor Mine (via a spur from Cwm Trwsgl)

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2 This trackage was originally three foot gauge and was rebuilt to one foot eleven and a half inches

gauge. 3 The trackage between Braich-y-Bib and the Gorseddau Quarry remained three foot gauge while

the balance of this system from Ynys-y-pandy to Braich-y-Bib was one foot eleven and a half inches in gauge



CROESOR TRAMWAY Conformed Station List

0.00

Oakley Slate Company Wharf, Porthmadog Harbour (connection with the Festiniog Railway)

0.49 Crossing of the Cambrian Railways

0.53

Beddgelert Siding (interchange dock with the Cambrian Railways) (later site of the Welsh Highland Railway’s Portmadoc New Station

1.61 Portreuddyn 2.31 Pont Croesor

2.34 Pont Croesor Halt – Welsh Highland Railway

2.37 Ynysfor Halt – Welsh Highland Railway

3.61 ‘Croesor Junction’ (new)

(connection with the reinstated Welsh Highland Railway)4

3.74 Croesor Junction (original)

(connection with the Welsh Highland Railway

4.66 connection to the Park Quarry5, the end of the Parliamentary sanctioned portion of the line

Croesor village via the Lower and Upper Park Inclines

Croesor Quarry generating station

(connection to the quarry via an incline)

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4 This location has not been actually designated as a station, halt, or operating point by the

reinstated Welsh Highland Railway but is shown in recognition of the new line choosing to use a larger radius curve at Croesor Junction than the original line. The mileage point for this location is an estimate based upon a construction map.

5 The Park Quarry closed in December 1930, it was one of the last two shipping on the Croesor; the other one, the Croesor Quarry also closed in December 1930.



BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING While many of these volumes are now out of print, they can often be found for sale in good used condition on the website ABEBooks.COM. Baughan, Peter Edwards: REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITIAN – Volume 11 –

North and Mid Wales; David and Charles (Publishers) Limited; Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom; 1980.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE – Volume 1 – The Embankment Tramway – Gorseddau Tramway – The Festiniog and Blaenau Railway – The Merionethshire Railway – The Croesor Tramway – The Bettws-y-Coed and Festiniog Rialway, The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways and the Porthmadog Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 4); Oakwood Press; Usk, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom; 1988, Reprint 2000.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE – Volume 2 – The Welsh Highland Railway (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 4A); Oakwood Press; Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom; 1989, Reprint 1994.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY – Volume 1 – History and Route (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 1A); Oakwood Press; Usk, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom; 1975 Reprint 2002.

Boyd; James Ian Craig: THE FESTINIOG RAILWAY – Volume 2 – Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Quarries and Branches: Rebirth 1954-1974 (The British Narrow Gauge Railway 1B); Oakwood Press; Usk, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom; 1975 Reprint 2002.

Johnson, Peter: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY; Oxford Publishing Company an imprint of Ian Allen Publishing Limited; Hersham, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2002 and 2004.

Kerr, John H. EXPLORING A VICTORIAN FOLLY! - THE GORSEDDAU TRAMWAY – Walk E - Cwm Dyfor Branch and mine - Prince of Wales Quarry; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2011.

Kerr, John H.: EXPLORING A VICTORIAN FOLLY - THE GORSEDDAU TRAMWAY – Walk B - Penmorfa - Craing y Gesail - Ynys y Pandy Slate Mill - Penmorfa; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; electronic edition of 2013.

Kerr, John H.: EXPLORING A VICTORIAN FOLLY! - THE GORSEDDAU TRAMWAY – Walk A - Tremadog - Craig y Gesail - Cwm Mawr - Tremadog; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2011.

Kerr, John H.: EXPLORING A VICTORIAN FOLLY! - THE GORSEDDAU TRAMWAY – Walk C - Braich y Big Junction - Afon Henwy Bridge - Yns y Pandy Slate Mill - 1872 Extension; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; 2011.

Kerr, John H.: EXPLORING A VICTORIAN FOLLY! - THE GORSEDDAU TRAMWAY – Walk D - Llyn Cwmystradllyn - Treforus (ghost village) - Gorseddau Quarry - Llyn Cwmystradllyn; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; electronic edition of 2013.

Keylock, John (as compiler): THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – An Historical Guide – Part 1 – Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu; Welsh Highland Railway Historical Group; Rhydd Ddu, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2005.

Southern, Dave (with Barrell, Adrian): THE CROESOR TRAMWAY – A History of the Tramways and Quarries of Cwm Croesor; Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group; Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom; 2018

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway: WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY VISITOR GUIDE – Story of Porthmadog and its Narrow Gauge Railways; Welsh Highland Heritage Railway; Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom; Undated.



BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING (continued) Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD ERYRI - WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Travellers's Guide;

Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2007. Woods, Roy (as producer): RHEILFFORDD ERYRI / WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY – Heritage Railway of the

Year 2009; Festiniog Railway Company; Porthmadog, Gwynedd, United Kingdom; 2010.

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DIAMOND POINT RAILWAYS

Layout: Walk in, basement

Three separate but interconnected model railways USA and Germany have two concentric ‘round the layout loops, UK has one All three have industrial sidings and turntables USA and Germany have roundhouses “Chunnel” connects Germany and UK “Special Relationship Bridge” connects UK and USA Lift out bridge connects USA and Germany for a ‘round the room circuit Helix at each end of Germany to staging yard underneath End to end tram track with its own mini-DCC system (Tam Valley Depot)

Scale: Germany and USA HO (1:87)

UK 00 (1:76, ~ 10% larger than HO but same tracks, same electrics) Era: Transition between steam and diesel. But have some newer British and German rolling

stock Controls: DCC, NCE Pro Cab, wireless (three throttles) Locomotives: Steam, Diesel, Electric USA: Athearn Genesis, Broadway Limited, MTH, Bachmann Spectrum, Walthers Germany: Fleischmann, Rocco, Trix, Brawa, ESU UK: Hornby, Bachmann Europe, Heljan, Dapol 95% with sound decoders (QSI, ESU, SoundTraxx, just trying Zimo, have replaced all MRCs) Animation & Experiment! Press the red buttons on the fascia panels and be surprised Sound Some are momentary (hold button down), some are latching (press and release) Some neat German rolling stock: operating passenger coach, operating breakdown

crane, disco car, tamping machine, measurement car, catenary maintenance loco, more Why Europe? My wife and I lived in England 2001 – 2006 and loved it I’ve also been to Germany countless times on business trips and vacations

While living in England, I started collecting my European items, built a small 4 X 8’ layout mainly to learn some modeling skills

Thanks for visiting! Irwin D. Nathanson

(518) 668-9892 [email protected]

21 August 2018


Main line: 5 cars

Sidings: 3 cars

Switch lead:

3 cars + engine

Uncoupling ramps

(optional)

Just Build an InglenookJe Faust, NERx, December 2020

To play:

1 loco, 8 cars on railroad

Choose 5 random cars out of 8

Arrange on the main line in the order chosen

No time or move limit

Further Reading:

Model Railways Shunting Puzzles

http://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-inglenook.html

Small Layout Scrapbook

https://www.carendt.com/small-layout-scrapbook/page-69-january-2008/

https://www.carendt.com/micro-layout-design-gallery/inglenook-designs/

Posts about Windlenook

https://furniturerailroads.com/tag/windlenook/

http://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/sw-inglenook.html

https://www.carendt.com/small-layout-scrapbook/page-69-january-2008/

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