Unique model of Owain Glyndwr loco transfers to Vale of Rheidol Railway

Unique model of Owain Glyndwr loco transfers to Vale of Rheidol Railway

A unique model of a historic locomotive has joined the Vale of Rheidol Railway collection.

Unique model of Owain Glyndwr loco transfers to Vale of Rheidol Railway | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

A unique 7¼ inch gauge live steam model of locomotive No. 7 Owain Glyndŵr has joined the collection at The Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth. The model, built in 1969 by master coppersmith and renowned model engineer Harry Powell, has been transferred from the National Railway Museum in York. Approximately one-third full size, the model represents the Vale of Rheidol’s famous 2-6-2T tank engine built at Swindon in 1923 and still in regular …