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Conwy Valley Railway Museum, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales.
(7¼" & 15" gauges)
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The Station at Betws-y-Coed
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"Old Rube" passing the standard gauge coaches
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"Old Rube" waits in the departure platform
© Chris Mansfield |
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"Old Rube" and "Shoshone" waiting to double-head
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"Shoshone" running parallel with the 15" gauge line
© Chris Mansfield |
"Shoshone" running parallel with the 15" gauge Tram Line © Chris Mansfield |
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| Tinkerbell type loco "Siān" running parallel with
the 15" & 4'8½" gauge lines
© Chris Mansfield |
"Siān" leaving the station and about to go under the footbridge which spans the 7¼", 15" and 4'8½" gauges © Chris Mansfield |
"Siān" running over
"Hefin's Bridge" over the pond © Chris Mansfield |
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| "Siān" driven by owner Colin Cartwright © Chris Mansfield |
Looks
like somebody's lit a Barbeque in the background! © Chris Mansfield |
"Siān"
passing back through the station, with the 15" gauge tram on the right © Chris Mansfield |
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| "Sîan"
running through the gate out of the area which houses the sheds & the oldest surviving
Pullman coach in the U.K., in which the owner lives © Chris Mansfield |
"Sîan"
in the passing loop, running parallel to the buffet coach © Chris Mansfield |
The UP diesel seen from the other train waiting in the station © Chris Mansfield |
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| The UP diesel running back through the station to carry on to the second loop © Chris Mansfield |
The diesel pulling into the arrival platform © Chris Mansfield |
The Union Pacific Diesel
© Glen Fairweather |
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| 15" gauge
"Britannia" on a rare outing from the museum © Chris Mansfield |
This loco is absolutely
beautiful, and doesn't deserve to be sat in a museum... (are you listening Colin!?) © Chris Mansfield |
...But she does require a
steady hand at the regulator! © Chris Mansfield |
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