Conwy Valley Railway Museum
 The miniature steam railway | |
  Location within Conwy County Borough | |
| Established | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Location | Betws-y-Coed, Conwy County Borough, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°05′34″N 3°48′01″W / 53.092903°N 3.800207°W |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Founder | Alan Pratt |
| Website | Conwy Valley Railway Museum |
The Conwy Valley Railway Museum is located at Betws-y-Coed railway station, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, on the site of the old railway goods yard.
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 & 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 the only electric railway of any gauge in Wales.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Track Diagrams volumes 3 & 4, Published by Quail Track Diagrams
