Welcome to the website of the
North West Wales 16mm
Model Railway Group
- a group which is associated with the
Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
The North West Wales 16mm Model Railway Group
is associated with the
Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
and serves North West Wales and the Isle of Anglesey.
The Group was formed in 2009 and presently has just over
30 members, the majority of whom are based
in the North Wales area.
Our group exists to encourage those who are actively engaged in, or who have an interest in, the art of modelling items of railway locomotives, rolling stock, track, signalling, and other railway infrastructure, in garden scales and settings.
For further information please contact our group co-ordinator at
Our website is in the process of being re-designed so please check back here from time to time for future updates.
Details of national shows of interest to our group members are shown below:
Midlands Garden Railway Show: 28th February - 1st March 2026
Warwickshire Event Centre, Southam Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1FE
https://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/events/midlands-garden-rail-show/visit
National Garden Railway Show: 25th April 2026
NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, CV8 2LH
https://www.nationalgardenrailwayshow.org.uk/
Porthmadog Model Railway Show and Workshop:17th May 2026
Y Ganolfan, High Street, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9LU
https://www.festrail.co.uk/model-railway-workshop/
Llangollen Garden Railway Festival: 6th June 2026
Llangollen Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, LL20 8SW
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Steam & Diesel Gala plus 16mm Garden Rail Show: 5th September 2026
Llanfair Leisure Centre, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool,
SY21 0HW
https://wllr.org.uk/events/steam-gala/
Bala Model Railway Show: 19th - 20th September 2026
Ysgol Godre'r Berwyn Secondary School, Ffrydan Road, Bala, Gwynedd, LL23 7RU.
https://bala-lake-railway.co.uk/events/model-show/
Yorkshire Garden Railway Show (TBC): XX September 2026
Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S43 2PR.
https://www.yorkshire.16mm.org.uk/show/
Details of our group events for 2026 are shown below
and will be updated as and when our group members
arrange to hold their events.
Members of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Railways are welcome to our group events. If you would like to attend one of our events please contact the host beforehand at the details shown below to let them know. Light refreshments are usually available at these events.
Sunday 12th April at The Abercanyon Railroad, Llanfairfechan. Late morning onwards and the usual arrangements apply. For further details, and to let them know if you would like to attend, please contact Mike and Cecilia Lilley at lafan1@btinternet.com
Saturday 13th June at The Lazy Days Railroad, Abergele. 11.00 am onwards and the usual arrangements apply. The Lazy Days Railroad track is 45mm gauge and is partly at ground level and partly raised to approx 600mm height. For further details, and to let them know that you would like to attend, please contact Phil and Sue Vose at philvose@aol.com