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Dolgellau News

   This is the news for the ongoing progression of the Dolgellau layout.

The layout is set in Mid Wales in the late 1960's shortly before the line closed. The line these days is the A470 dual carriageway all the stations buildings are long gone. The layout makes use of the latest technology by using DCC with some engines having sound chips fitted.

At the rear of the layout we have built Penmaenpool which was the next station after Dolgellau, after leaving Dolgellau you would arrive in Penmaenpool station then leave past the engine shed. During the show we attended at York we found that people were unable to see anything in Penmaenpool. Due to the nature of Penmaenpool with a lake on one side and a hill on the other which meant that the side the public viewed from was the hill. The operators in the middle of the layout had a very good view of the station with all its buildings including the George Hotel which still exists at Penmaenpool next to the toll bridge.

To fix the problem we decided to turn Penmaenpool round although this meant that trains leavening Dolgellau now enter Penmaenpool from the wrong direction but the view of the station is now no longer impaired. We are now finishing off the scenery and adding the fine detail.

Dolgellau has just returned from a very successful Warley show in Birmingham NEC and we thank everyone who came to see us and for all the wonderful comments about the layout. We would also like to thank Railway Modeller for giving us the Railway Modeller best in show for Warley 2011. This means a lot to us to think that all the hard work was worth it.

This was the last show this year that Dolgellau will be showing in but we have got bookings for the Wigan show 16/17 Jun 2012 and also the Warrington Show 20/21 Oct 2012. So we look forward to seeing everyone then.