THE NORTH-WEST WALES 16mm MODEL RAILWAY GROUP

A GROUP WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF 16mm NARROW GAUGE MODELLERS

THE SLING AND LAVAN TRAMWAY

A 32mm Gauge Railway by Mike and Caroline Barton

Group Event held 31 May 2023

The following photographs are courtesy of Mike Barton,

except where noted otherwise.

Trains and cake in the sunshine! Below, Brian and Isobel Watson enjoy a moment's rest by the steam up deck ....

... and Brian ran his radio controlled, battery powered, gauge 0 Great Northern Railway locomotive, below.

Below, Phil Hindley's Accucraft WW1 Baldwin, No. 778, running light engine.

Bill Winter's 7/8 scale loco with his train of tipplers passes through 'Sling Uchaf' station, above.

Seen later at the same location, David Williams' Kerr Stuart with David Williams' WHR coaches.

Above, the resident Mamod Boulton was hard at work all day running goods trains under the capable control of Cameron Newell.

Above, Tony Willmore's lovely DHR tank engine brings a train into 'Sling Uchaf', seen here at the station throat.

In the station yard the new resident Darj C class was being prepared for a run, below.

Below, The first train in over a year arrives at a deserted Sling Uchaf station. Possibly the local population has given up on ever seeing a train here again and almost certainly the bus and delivery companies in the area have seen a boom in trade! But in reality the station surrounds have just been cleared in preparation for laying a new concrete platform and goods yard area.

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The following photographs are courtesy of Mike Barton