Douglas is seen in steam on the 24th April 2005 © J.James
Petunia waits in the station on the 24th April 2005 © J.James
Conwy Valley Railway 7 ¼ inch
The Conwy Valley Railway first opened around 1974 and is situated adjacent to the mainline station 'Betws-y-Coed', in what was the goods yard for the station. The railway was originally run by Allan Pratt and Geoff Oughton and was taken over by Colin Cartwright in 1983.
The line is a 950 yard long dumbbell with the 2 loops interlaced
In the museum there are many exhibits including a fine 15" gauge Britannia locomotive. On site there is also a 15" electric tram which was added in 1989 and a battery drive it yourself engine. There is a footbridge from the mainline platform crossing standard gauge track 15" tram and 71/4 gauge.
Address: The Old Goods Yard, Betws y Coed, Conwy,
LL24 0AL
Telephone: 01690 710568
Operator: C.Cartwright
Line Length: 950 yards, Dumb-Bell
First opened: c1974
Website: Conwy Valley Railway Website
Locomotives
No
|
Name
|
Type
|
Builder
|
Built
|
402 |
Shoshone |
2-8-0 |
Milner Engineering |
1977 |
407 |
Old Rube |
2-8-0 |
Milner Engineering |
1983 |
14 |
Petunia |
0-4-2T |
J.Stubbs |
1997 |
Dragonfly |
0-4-2T |
P.Frank |
2004 |
|
Douglas |
0-4-2T |
P.Frank |
2004 |
|
6641 |
4-4wPH |
R.Greatrex |
1990 |
|
7 |
S/O 4wBER |
Parkside |
1995 |
|
Gwydir Castle |
4w-4wPH |
P.Zwicky Ross/CVRM |
2004 |
Opening Times: Daily throughout the year (except Christmas Day) from 10:30am.
Price: Train ride £1.50, Tram ride £1.00, Museum £1.50
CVR Page was last updated on the 21st March 2007 with page published.
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