Major news for the Gwili Railway! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 They’ve successfully acquired Taff Vale Railway Coach 51 from the National Museum of Wales. Built in 1883, it joins TVR 28 & 220 at Abergwili. See it on display this Easter in the new Dan Do Shed! 🚂 📸 Gwili Railway #wales #heritagerailway #trains

A Cambrian legend returns! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚂 The Vale of Rheidol & SVR have announced a loco exchange. GWR Manor 7819 ‘Hinton Manor’ is heading to Aberystwyth for a 2-year visit starting Spring 2026! A rare chance to see this iconic loco back in Mid-Wales. 📸 Matthew Wells #steamtrain #wales #welshhistory

🚂 7 1/4" Gauge GWR County Class Watching this miniature County thundering along at Heath Park is a great sight! These locos were famous for their power, and it’s incredible to see it replicated in this scale 💨 Can’t wait to visit again this summer! #miniaturerailway #steam #trains

On this day, 9th February 1931, the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway ended its original passenger services 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The 2ft 6in gauge line survived as freight only until 1956, when volunteers stepped in to save the railway for future generations. #SteamTrains #WelshHistory #NarrowGauge

🚂 GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor at the Gwili Steam Railway! Captured last year steaming out of Bronwydd Arms during the 6 for 60 Gala 2025. Incredible to see this visiting locomotive in action and performing so well. A magnificent sight! 💨 #steamtrains #trains #steam #heritagerailway #locomotive

On this day, 8th February 1951, the Talyllyn Railway made history as the worlds first preserved railway! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 After the death of owner Sir Haydn Jones, a society was formed to save the line. By May 1951, volunteer run services were back on track. #TalyllynRailway #WelshHistory

BR Standard 2MT No. 78019 tackles the gradient into Norchard High Level on the Dean Forest Railway! It’s great to see this 1950s workhorse digging in and showing off the rugged power that made these engines a staple of the British Rail era 🚂💨 #SteamTrain #Trainspotting #Locomotive #Railways

It is fantastic to see this lesser known Pembrokeshire narrow gauge line getting a spotlight modelled by this expert builder - be sure to check out George Williamson’s series based on the Porthgain clifftop railway and I wonder who he’s building it for... 🤔 🚂 #OO9Gauge #ModelRailway #NarrowGauge

Have you subscribed to Buggleskelly Station on YouTube yet? I've got lots planned for 2026, including finally continuing on the OO9 layout, a brand new layout build, dioramas, product reveals, railway adventures, and much more.

🚂 BR Standard 2MT No. 78019 puts on a beautiful display of steam as it departs Norchard High Level on the Dean Forest Railway! 💨 #SteamTrain #Trainspotting #Locomotive #Railways #HeritageRailway

🚂 Black 5 No. 45212 steaming through Pembrokeshire today! Seen here approaching Saundersfoot under Devonshire Drive bridge as part of the Great Britain XVII tour. Nothing beats a Stanier Class 5 at full tilt on Welsh metals! 💨 #SteamTrain #Trainspotting #Locomotive #Railways #HeritageRailway

Looking back on 2025, I started the Pembrokeshire Collection to model engines from my home county in miniature! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚂 So far I’ve done the Hook Colliery Avonside and Rosyth No.1. I can't wait to model more local engines in the new year! #Pembrokeshire #ModelRailway #OOGauge #CymruRails #Steam

Happy New Year from Cymru Rails! 🥂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2025 has been a huge year. From model rail shows and heritage galas to the Greatest Gathering and mainline railtours, I’ve loved every minute. Thanks for following the journey… see you trackside in 2026! 🚂✨

FINAL REMINDER! 🚨 Today (14/12/25) is the absolute last chance to enter The Model Rail Replacement Podcast charity raffle for Cash for Kids! Check out these amazing prizes you could win while helping kids have a better Christmas. Donate here to enter 🚂🎁 #ModelRailway #CharityRaffle #CashForKids

After visiting exhibitions across the UK this year, my official Top 10 Model Railway Layouts of 2025 video is LIVE! These are the 10 layouts that impressed me the most. Follow this thread for the full countdown... 👇 #Top10Layouts #ModelRailway #Trains

Great day getting Toby out on the Pembrokeshire Model Engineers track in Milford Haven! Clear weather and great running. No progress on the repaint yet, but big plans for his glow up in the new year! 🚂✨ #MiniatureRailway #5InchGauge #ModelEngineers

The Transport for Wales Class 142 Pacer Add-On for TSW6 is a massive win. It brings the iconic 'bus on rails' back to the Cardiff City Network, complete with a vital new 2019 timetable that finally adds GWR/Cross Country AI layers. Cardiff Central feels authentically busy! 🚈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Unable to make it to the National Festival of Railway Modelling? 🚂 My full video tour covering all the incredible layouts from the show is now up #ModelRailway #Trains

What a weekend! 🎉 The National Festival of Railway Modelling was a fantastic event to wrap up the year. So great seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones! My video tour of all the stunning layouts will be up soon! #ModelRailway #NEC #Trains #Hobby #ModelTrains

The video covering the Barry Model Railway Exhibition 2025 is now live! I had a great time at this final Welsh show of the year. If you couldn't make it, check out all the fantastic club and member layouts here! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #SouthWales #Barry #ModelTrains

What a superb day at the Barry Model Railway Exhibition, organised by B&PMRC! A lovely little event and the final Welsh show of the year, featuring a great selection of layouts across many scales. Had an excellent time exploring the room and enjoying the atmosphere. #ModelRailway

Passing the Roll of Honour plaque at Carmarthen Station is a daily reminder of the GWR men who fell. We honour their sacrifice and the message they left: “Love one another.” Byddwn yn eu cofio | Lest we forget.

The World Record Making Tracks model railway came to the Vale of Rheidol Rly, and I got to be an operator for a day! Controlling the full 200ft line was an incredible, unforgettable experience. So happy to see Pete Waterman's massive layout here in Wales 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #MakingTracks #ValeOfRheidol

The full video covering the Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition 2025 is NOW LIVE! Relive all the amazing layouts and atmosphere from Sophia Gardens if you missed the show this weekend 🚂💨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #CardiffModelRailway #ModelRailway #Exhibition #UKRail #CymruRails

What a superb weekend at the Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition! The 2025 show at Sophia Gardens was better than ever with a fantastic variety of layouts—tiny narrow gauge to mainline giants. Huge thanks to the amazing organisers for being so accommodating and kind! 🚂💨 #ModelTrains #UKRail

What an amazing day at the Dean Forest Railway Royal Forest of Steam Gala! It was my first visit to this fantastic line, and what a treat it was, they put on an INTENSE timetable with so many trains running. I absolutely loved it! 🚂💨 #DeanForestRailway #SteamGala #UKSteam #HeritageRail

The magnificent GWR 5700 Class Pannier Tank 9681 is getting ready for a big day of hauling across the line! I'm here at the Dean Forest Railway Gala today and the atmosphere is fantastic. Do come along if you are in the area, you don't want to miss the incredible line up! 🚂💨 #Railways #Trains

I spent the day behind the controls of Pete Waterman's World Record Making Tracks layout! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Honestly I got so into it I lost track of time what an incredible experience. Huge thanks to the whole team for making me feel so welcome and letting me join the crew #MakingTracks #ModelRailway #WorldRecord

The Vale of Rheidol Steam Festival is ON! 🚂💨 HISTORY MADE: All three Rheidol Tanks—including the newly restored No. 9 'Prince of Wales' in BR Blue—are together for the first time since 1982! Plus, see the World Record Making Tracks layout

All three Vale of Rheidol tanks lined up this morning at Aberystwyth for the first time since 1982 — Owain Glyndwr, Llywelyn and Prince of Wales, each gleaming in their BR liveries. What a historic sight! 🚂 #ValeOfRheidol #SteamTrains #Wales

The World Record 208ft Making Tracks model railway by Pete Waterman is now open at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in WALES! 🤯 Officially the largest portable layout in the world, it runs during the Steam Festival this weekend and all next week (Oct 25-Nov 2). Come drive the model trains yourself!

SNEAK PEEK! The World Record 208ft Making Tracks layout has been assembled at the Vale of Rheidol Railway (Oct 25 - Nov 2). It's Pete Waterman's largest portable model railway ever—and you can drive the trains! #ModelRailway #WorldRecord #TrainSpotting #UKRail #Wales

Relive the Fishguard Harbour Railway Heritage Day! A brilliant event showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and preserved lines at the stunning Welsh coastal harbour. See the action #RailwayHeritage #FishguardHarbour #UKRailways #Trains

Hard to believe it was one year ago today that I was enjoying the incredible Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition 2024! This show is always a fantastic event and easily one of the highlights of my whole year. So many amazing layouts! #CardiffModelRailway #ModelTrains #Wales

Amazing time at the Fishguard Harbour Railway Heritage Day today! Huge credit to South West Wales Connected Community Rail Partnership & Stena Line for this fantastic event. Loved the new exhibition & talks. So happy to celebrate this history in West Wales! 🚂 #Wales #Railway #History

The Gretton & Wenlock Railway (O-16.5 gauge) is a charming freelance Shropshire narrow gauge branch line set in the late 1940s/early 1950s. It features a great mix of passenger and goods traffic, including a timber merchant's yard! #ModelRailway #NarrowGauge #O165Gauge

Rumbling Bridge (OO Gauge) by Nick Skelton. This charming Scottish through station on the former Devon Valley Railway is set just before its closure in the 1960s, featuring scenic bridges and working semaphore signals! #ModelRailway #OOGauge #ScottishRailways #ModelTrains

The difference almost 5 years makes! This is my original that started it all, and now it's had an update! The new one will be out early next week and also at the Waley At Statfold show this weekend. The sales of the kits there will go towards restoring the Glyn Valley Tramway! 😁

Hergest (OO and OO9 gauge) by Peter Cullen. A charming layout set in the Autumn of 1947, depicting a small station where the GWR standard gauge line met an ex-Glyn Valley Tramway narrow gauge line, serving as an interchange for goods 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #OOGauge #NarrowGauge #ModelTrains

Bristol Avon Bridge (EM Gauge) by Keith Sully is an instantly recognisable layout capturing the atmosphere of Bristol Temple Meads in the late 1970s. Look out for the incredible laser-cut overall roof! Seen recently at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition 🚈 #ModelRailway #EMGauge #ModelTrains

Gary Atkinson's Woodhead N gauge layout at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition was stunning! It perfectly recreates the iconic 1960s route, complete with impressive overhead electric catenary powering EM1/EM2 locos hauling trains through the dramatic Longdendale Valley #ModelRailway #NGauge

Richard Holder's incredible Tan-y-bwlch layout at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition! This beautiful OO9 gauge model perfectly captures the atmosphere and operating practices of the Ffestiniog Railway during its busy 'Bygones Weekends'. A true narrow gauge masterpiece! #NarrowGauge

What a spectacular weekend at the Autumn Steam Rally and Country Fayre! So much miniature live steam action at Pembrey Country Park, plus vintage cars and classic buses. The Llanelli & District Model Engineers put on the biggest and best miniature steam rally in Wales! 🚂

The new video is live! A big thank you to the Pembrokeshire Model Engineers for hosting such a great day and to all the visitors from the Swansea Society of Model Engineers. Check out the incredible locomotives in action! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Alderford, an impressive OO gauge layout by Carl Bowden, was a highlight at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition. Inspired by the late '80s North West electrified lines, it features a busy terminus, working pantographs, and realistic sound. #ModelRailway #OOGauge #BristolModelRailwayExhibition

The Swansea Model Railway Exhibition was a great show once again! If you missed out, you can see all the incredible layouts on my latest video #ModelRailway #Swansea #Wales

Karen snapped up this pair of useful oak frames for me at the weekend. I’ve only just had a chance to look at them and… 😳 wait-what! I’m guessing these photos of the Viaduct at Quakers Yard originally hung in the construction company’s offices or similar. #RailwayHistory @cymrurails.bsky.social

Had such a wonderful time at the Swansea Model Railway Exhibition today! An amazing show with incredible layouts every year. Big props to the Swansea Railway Modellers Group for organising this prestigious Welsh show! #ModelRailway #Swansea #Wales

Had an amazing day at the Blaenavon Heritage Railway's Annual Steam Gala today! It was brilliant to see all the visiting and home fleet locomotives in person 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Swansea Model Railway Exhibition is back this weekend at the LC Swansea! It's one of the best model railway shows in Wales and a must-see for any enthusiast. Come see some amazing layouts and meet fellow hobbyists 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #modelrailway #modeltrains #wales #swansea #railwayexhibition #trainshow