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.

Conwy Valley Railway Museum
The miniature steam railway
Location within Conwy County Borough
Established1970s (1970s)
LocationBetws-y-Coed, Conwy County Borough, Wales
Coordinates53.092903°N 3.800207°W / 53.092903; -3.800207
TypeRailway museum
FounderAlan Pratt
OwnerColin Cartwright
WebsiteConwy Valley Railway Museum
The buffet coach

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 and 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] It has however since closed and fallen into disrepair after the tram shed collapsed on its sole tram engine, making the line unusable.

See also

References
  1. "Cardiff Model Engineering Society". www.cardiffmes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. Railway Track Diagrams volumes 3 & 4, published by Quail Track Diagrams
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