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- Charles Insley Maesog
is a small station on the Merioneth Railway c. 1910 -
1930.
The Merioneth Railway was
built in the 1870's, to provide discontented quarry
owners in the Ffestiniog area with an alternative outlet
to the nearby Festiniog Railway.
Like many of the Welsh
railways, the Merioneth Railway saw a boom period just
prior to the First World War, followed by depression and
eventual closure afterwards.
Benefiting from the
experience of the Festiniog, the Merioneth Railway
purchased its first locomotives from George England
before moving onto the Fairlie locomotives that had been
used with such success on the Festiniog.
The model was built by
Paul Towers as a demonstration of small space Narrow
Gauge, and has since been altered and detailed by the
present owner, Charles Insley. Although the model takes
its inspiration from Welsh railways such as the
Festiniog, the Welsh Highland and the Corris, locomotives
and stock from a range of narrow gauge railways
throughout Britain can be seen on the layout.
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