Welcome to the website of the
North West Wales 16mm
Model Railway Group
a group which is associated with the
Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
The North West Wales 16mm Model Railway Group serves North West Wales and the Isle of Anglesey and is associated with the
Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
The Group was formed in 2009 and presently has just over
30 members, the majority of whom are based in the North Wales area.
Our group exists to encourage those who are actively engaged in, or who have an interest in, the art of modelling items of railway locomotives, rolling stock, track, signalling, and other railway infrastructure, in garden scales and settings.
For further information please contact our group co-ordinator at
The group also has a website that may be visited to view a resource of information on the railways of various group members along with photos.
This may be seen at:
https://sites.google.com/view/north-west-wales-16mm-group/home
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Details of national shows of interest to our group members are shown below:
Midlands Garden Railway Show: 28th February - 1st March 2026
Warwickshire Event Centre, Southam Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1FE
https://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/events/midlands-garden-rail-show/visit
National Garden Railway Show: 25th April 2026
NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, CV8 2LH
https://www.nationalgardenrailwayshow.org.uk/
Porthmadog Model Railway Show and Workshop:17th May 2026
Y Ganolfan, High Street, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9LU
https://www.festrail.co.uk/model-railway-workshop/
Llangollen Garden Railway Festival: 6th June 2026
Llangollen Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, LL20 8SW
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Steam & Diesel Gala plus 16mm Garden Rail Show: 5th September 2026
Llanfair Leisure Centre, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool,
SY21 0HW
https://wllr.org.uk/events/steam-gala/
Bala Model Railway Show: 19th - 20th September 2026
Ysgol Godre'r Berwyn Secondary School, Ffrydan Road, Bala, Gwynedd, LL23 7RU
https://bala-lake-railway.co.uk/events/model-show/
Yorkshire Garden Railway Show: 10th October 2026
Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ
https://www.yorkshire.16mm.org.uk/show/
Details of our group events for 2026 are shown below
and will be updated as and when our group members
arrange to hold their events.
Members of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Railways are welcome to our group events. If you would like to attend one of our events please contact the host beforehand at the details shown below to let them know. Light refreshments are usually available at these events.
For further information about our railways that are hosting these group events please refer to the website above.
Probable dates for our mid-week informal running days at The Sling and Lavan Tramway, near Bangor:
Wednesday 2nd September
Wednesday 5th August
Wednesday 8th July
Late morning onwards and light refreshments and cake will be available, but no buffet. Bring your own lunch to eat here if you wish. For further details, and to let them know if you would like to attend, please contact Mike and Caroline Barton at mctbarton@tiscali.co.uk
The Sling and Lavan Tramway is a 32mm gauge line with continuous running and shunting facilities. It is partly at ground level but with a steam up bay raised above ground level by approximately 1000mm, and other sections raised by between approximately 300mm - 1200mm above ground level. It has a minimum track radius on the main line of approximately 4 ft. and the loading gauge clearances are 150 mm width and 180 mm height. There is no track power on this line. The ruling gradient on this line is approximately 1:50.
Saturday 13th June at The Lazy Days Railroad, Abergele.
Event Cancelled
11.00 am onwards and the usual arrangements apply. For further details, and to let them know that you would like to attend, please contact Phil and Sue Vose at philvose@aol.com
Sunday 12th April at The Abercanyon Railroad, Llanfairfechan. Late morning onwards and the usual arrangements apply. For further details, and to let them know if you would like to attend, please contact Mike and Cecilia Lilley at lafan1@btinternet.com