Month: October 2026

1876: Glynoch Central Railway

Born out of boardroom conflict, it became one of the […] ...

1951: The Big Beast Takes to the Hills

29th October: Just seven days after arriving the enormous new […] ...

1871: Little Rathmor Railway

From the limestone quarries to woollen mills and bustling harbours, […] ...

1885: Disaster at the Seven Tunnels!

25th October: Saturday night’s extraordinary storm destroys nearly half a […] ...

1870: Llanchala & Eastern Coast Railway

Transformed a once isolated coastline into one of the island’s […] ...

1951: The Garratt has Landed!

22nd October: The most extraordinary locomotives ever to join the […] ...

1863: Talporth Funicular Railway

The little railway that helped build a town ...

1862: Llyngor Valley Railway

Opened as the Feorag Forestry Company Railway, it was renamed […] ...

1862: Tal Valley Railway

From Quarry Tramway to Steam Railway and the First Steps […] ...

1860: Abercain & Gwynhaven Railway

Rathmor’s standard-gauge experiment. A railway built to serve the shipping […] ...

1901: Port Gwyn at Last!

18th October: The northern crossing complete, creating the longest through […] ...

1860: Talporth & Feòrag Railway

From the busy quays of Talporth to the wooded valleys […] ...

Golden Vineyards

From the orchards of Porth Oir to the vineyards of […] ...

1860: The Early Railways of Porth Oir

From orchard to harbour, cooperative and privately owned agricultural tramways […] ...

1859: Llanchala & South West Railway

The railway that united Glynoch’s southern coast, linking coastal communities […] ...

1855: Aberfael China Clay Railway

From the Clay Pits to the Quayside. A railway with […] ...

1855: Glynoch Mineral Railway Company

From Llanchala’s industrial districts to the mountains and western shores […] ...

1852: Early Railways of Caerporth

Various independent industrial tramways primarily for moving goods from inland […] ...

1852: The Early Railways of Porthelan

From forest tramways and mineral workings to agricultural railways, the […] ...

1845: Tal Valley Tramway

An early mineral plateway connecting the workings at Yeyn Keveren […] ...

3D Printing

Exploring the wonders of 3D printing in model railways… ...

1825: Ship to Shore!

11th October: Remarkable Success of the New Bryn Lar Tram-Road […] ...

American Style Box Car

Developed for the Rathmor Brewery to distribute their ales across […] ...