Conwy Valley Railway Museum
 The miniature steam railway | |
  Location within Conwy County Borough | |
| Established | 1970s |
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| Location | Betws-y-Coed, Conwy County Borough, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°05′34″N 3°48′01″W / 53.092903°N 3.800207°W |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Founder | Alan Pratt |
| Website | Conwy Valley Railway Museum |
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 & 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Cardiff Model Engineering Society". www.cardiffmes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Railway Track Diagrams volumes 3 & 4, published by Quail Track Diagrams
Heritage railways, museums and preservation societies in Wales | |
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