Layout Information
EXHIBITION BLURB....
Situated in the Berwyn Mountains of North Wales is the small quarry village of Llangwynog, dominated by the great crag of Craig Rhiwarth as it nestles at the head of the river Tanat.
The village comprises sturdy slate buildings which are spread out between bridges over the Tanat and its first major tributary the Afan Eiarth, which flows through the village and down a valley of outstanding beauty.
Down the valley lies Llangwynog station, nearly half a mile from the village which is essentially the upper terminus of the line from Llanfyllin.
The line was constructed in 1897, and is very similar to the Tallylyn and Corris Railways all using track gauge of 2'3". The line was needed to convey local mined slate, lead and granite plus general merchandise to the market town on Llanfyllin. The line was extended in 1900 to the small hamlet of Pencraig for the transport of lumber to the recently built sawmill near Llangwynog station.
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If the above temps you to look on a map with a view to a visit or holiday, don't bother to look, Llangwynog does not exist, although it is based upon the village of Llangynog to which a Narrow Gauge line was proposed from Llanyfyllin in 1897.
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The model is built in 4mm to the foot scale, which is called 009, 9mm being the gauge of the track, ie 2'3".
All buildings, loco's, waggons & coaches are scratch or kit built, and try to represent those of the North Wales are and typical of the Narrow Gauge Slate Railways, the period chosen for the model is the mid thirties.
The aim has been to create an artistic impression of this type of railway and its surrounding are and not to necessarily show every minute detail.
009 NEWS FEATURE
The layout was featured in the September  1993 edition of 009 News.
DESIGN NOTES
The layout is still accompanied by a folder of original design notes.
PRACTICALITIES
As you can see from the galleries, I've got it up against a wall at the moment but I have previously had it in a location where I can control it from the rear, and people can stand in front of it to view. In fact, there are some black cotton curtains which go round the front from where the original maker used to exhibit it.
The layout comes in two main sections which can be stored / transported separately. The legs fold up underneath each section. When I've stored it before, I've stood the sections on end without any problems. They only take up an area of 60x40cm each like that. When in use, they are each approx 1.3x0.6m. In addition, the control panel and stock organising sidings attach to the rear. In total, you need a space of around 2.7x1.2m (including standing room).