Warley 2022: 26-27 November in Hall 5

[leslie10646]

As promised, the estimable Andy with his latest creation. A W&LlR train hauled by "The Countess" enters Llanfair Caereinion with two of the fine saloons as they were in Cambrian Railway days (built by a friend of Andy's).

Then, below, the terminus in full with a GWR liveried train about to depart behind No.822 (The Earl) with two of the saloons in GWR colours. Both locos were 0-6-0Ts. The station area is modelled to scale length - not too many layouts can say that! The road (the A458, believe it or not!) behind the hedge is well-known to the McAllisters who travelled it many times en route to holidays in Porthmadog. The boys and I travelled on the railway, of course!).

A close up of the departing train which shows Andy's version of the saloons to advantage. Replicas (the originals were broken up in 1936) run on the railway today. A great way to spend an hour on a sunny afternoon (if you can find one in Mid-Wales).

 

 

[murphaph]

That's a really lovely layout with equally charming rolling stock.

[Galteemore]

Those Beyer tanks are lovely. Well, all Beyer tanks are lovely- until you try building one….

Interesting to see design features in common with many Irish BP products. My brother has a live steam one in 32mm gauge - saw it running on blocks this summer. 

Edited November 30, 2022 by Galteemore

[Andy Cundick]

The locos are the Golden Arrow kits which shall we say are of their time,Earl in her unrebuilt form is the first of 4 to be built the idea is to have them in both their original and rebuilt GW forms other than that the layout is finished as i have all the rest of the stock. The Cambrian stock is my chief helpers as he is doing the Welshpool in that period and you can judge who has been operating  Llanfair by the preponderance of either Cambrian or GW period stock.Llanfair is after all said and done the model railway layout a Great Western branchline terminus.Andy.

[Richard EH]

On 29/11/2022 at 2:24 PM, leslie10646 said:

The photo above was taken by Richard Ellis Hobbs who came by with Robert Shrives.

The Warley Display case included three Provincial wagons double beet wagons built by Robert.

Just 232 of these wagons now running on layouts around the globe! Thanks Robert.

(Further Irish interest on the shelf below I see!).

Other visitors included the esteemed  Mr Murphy and Andy Cundick who was showing his new layout "Llanfair Caereinion" - The Welshpool line as it was under GWR ownership in the 1930s. See next post.

Great to see you Leslie, & Robert, as well as meet you Darius! All in all, a great weekend, seemed like we've never been away, but of course, we've lost some good friends over the last three years.

Richard.