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We now only have one operational narrow gauge layout in this section of the club, (‘Upton Dale’ 009 has now been sold), ‘Dingle’ 00n3 and one under construction, 'Castlefinn' 00n3. Both are OOn3 or 4n12 scale/gauge but we hope they will have completely different characters. Dingle is an end to end layout, Castlefin will be a 'tailchaser'.
The mid-Wales narrow gauge pictures that were here have now been placed here. Various other railway related pics here.
4mm / ft scale, rail weight per yard / rail code, conversion scale
This is a work in progress and is based on American standards, but might be of use to convert rail mass per yard to the coding system of model rail. Sadly none of these exist so you will have to use the nearest available!
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Rail
lb/yd |
100 |
95 |
90 |
85 |
80 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
60 |
55 |
50 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
30 |
25 |
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Code
if it exists! |
68 |
66 |
64 |
62 |
59 |
57 |
55 |
53 |
51 |
49 |
46 |
44 |
41 |
39 |
37 |
33 |
The other problem you face is that prototype rail comes in different sections and different weights. Flat bottomed, double-headed and bullhead rail will all weigh slightly more or less than each other per yard. The above is only a guide and I hope to alter it for more relevant British practice. If I get a chance I will do it for different rail types as well but that may be ambitious!
Peco crazy track is Code 75, as is their HOm track. You can purchase, Code 100, 83, 65, 60, and 40 rail and possibly others - I will try and source them.
Code 100, 83, 75, 65 come from Peco. http://www.peco-uk.com/pecohome.htm
Code 81 rail at http://www.cvmw.com/bulkcvtindex.htm
Available in this country, Code 148, 125, 100, 82, 70, 55, and 40 from http://www.bdsonline.net/brunelmodels/ME/RailFacts.htm
Strange codes !!! from http://www.crofutandironcreek.com/Rail%20Suppliers.htm
Visit the new page on my visit to Cultra in Northern Ireland just 7 miles or so South east of Belfast.
There is now a Tralee and Dingle history page from which historic maps of the line can be downloaded.
If you are interested in seeing us we will be
exhibiting at;
'Dingle' Huddersfield Show - 27th / 28th October 2007 (dates provisional)
'Dingle' Porthmadog - May 2008
We appeared in Railway Modeller in December 2002, January and February 2003's issues. There was also an article on the building of No. 5T in November's Issue (2003)
Our last appearance was in November 1993 and February 1994 with Upton Dale.
If you are a computer screen modeller
and would like to see 'Dingle' and a whole host of other narrow gauge
layouts at exhibition why not click 
Exhibition
Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)/Ffestiniog Railway.
Above left; 'Millennium' having run round at Rhyd Ddu, 10th July 2005. Middle; The journey down having just left Rhyd Ddu. Right; Crossing trains at Waenfawr.
Below left; Moelwyn at Tan-y-Bwlch, late afternoon on 5th May 2004, the FR 'Interactive' weekend. Centre; Moelwyn with carriage No.10. Right; Taliesin about to depart with the evening slate train.
Above left; Taken last Summer, the remains of the 4ft gauge Padarn railway loco 'Velinheli' in a shed at the Welsh Slate Museum. Both the tanks and chimney remain rusting in an open shed, though at least under cover. There may be other bits there too but the area is cordoned off and difficult to check. Also visible is what looks to be the reversing lever/handle. Above right; The superlative view from the train as it crosses the cob. Apart from the quarry which mars the scene slightly, this must be one of the finest views from a train anywhere and a fitting end to an excellent journey.
Below, to the right, are pictures of the club treasurer busy at work on the Ffestiniog Railway on a working party, just to prove that some of us go! To the right are two pictures of Linda at the recent 'Coal' Gala. These pictures are taken from the FR website and the link is to them directly - I have not stolen the pictures for this site. They appear in an excellent series of galleries which you can see here.
Click below for some more of our favoured links.
The all new Ffestiniog Railway site ...
...and the new Welsh Highland Railway site Both of these sites have only just been launched. Still partially works in progress but they look good and effectively carry the same corporate image!
Ben Fisher's Welsh Highland site
An unofficial WHR site which contains alternative material about the rebuild by Barrie Hughes.
The official changelog of the Welsh Highland Railway (Portmadoc) for progress at the other end!
For more details of the Pont Croesor extension.
The official Festiniog Railway website, excitingly updated recently!
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway site - newly updated
Lynton and Barnstaple Extension project - very exciting progress
A fotopic gallery I am trying to get going - growing steadily!
Another Fotopic site, this time from LJW another club member.
Irish Railways
Cavan and Leitrim - Dromod Station - restoration project
County Donegal Heritage Centre - Donegal Town station
Need a reference for Irish Narrow Gauge Railways and somewhere to download a ‘true’ Gaelic font? As well as a link back to us!
Tralee and Dingle Railway sites
A brand new site - still under construction - for the Tralee and Dingle Railway. A few dedicated enthusiasts have got together to put this together. Hopefully it will be 'the' definitive site once complete!
An excellent historical site and guide to the rest of the Dingle peninsula
For those with larger tastes try this; 1/4" and 9mm to the foot scale models
A site under development - a model of Annascaul station on the Tralee and Dingle.
From the same person as above, a start in modelling Lispole Station
Tralee & Dingle railwayana (not a lot left!) and brief history
Not narrow-gauge stuff but interesting / useful nevertheless!
Rare or out of print books needed?
The North Wales Coast Railway website.
My own collection of non railway pictures - well OK so there are quite a few railway pictures actually but ...
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OO Section N Gauge Section Railtours
Like the images below? Even better as a screen saver! Click here for more details.
They are designed to run with Mark
Goodspeed's Railway Screen Saver which is fully animated 'Valve gear
'n' all'. The screen saver must be registered as only a fraction of
the available goodies and functionality is available at the web-site: the
rest is on the associated eGroup.
The WHR(C) trains are actually part of a much wider virtual model NG
railway Mark Speed is developing, within the screen saver. He hopes
to eventually cover all the major UK narrow gauge railways in it.
There are still a couple of major omissions, but he's getting there.
There is no reason for you to be restricted to the WHR(C). Consider:
NWNGR
WHR (1923)
GJ&PJR
Ffestiniog Railway (1880s and 1920s)
Vale of Rheidol
Lynton and Barnstaple
Leek and Manifold
Ashover
Campbeltown and Macrihanish
Welshpool and Llanfair
War Dept.
Quarry Locos
All the above railways are represented within the Railway 32 eGroup, plus
an unbelievably large quantity of SG stuff by other group members.
Click above for more details.
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