Rolling Stock Kits

Various kits have been produced, for assembling models of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock. This page aims to list those we are aware of; contact details are given where known but unfortunately, we are unable to advise on retail outlets selling these products.

4mm to 1 Foot Scale (OO9)

Bachmann Europe PLC

• 393-075 Slate Wagons 3-Pack Grey with Slate Load
• 393-076 Slate Wagons 3-Pack Red with Slate Load (Red livery not historically accurate)
• 44-579 Narrow Gauge Slate Loads for Wagons

Bachmann USA

As part of their “Thomas & Friends” range, Bachmann USA produce the Skarloey Railway counterparts of our locomotives. These are not sold in the UK by Bachmann Europe, but may be found on websites that are prepared to import them from the States.

• 58601 Skarloey (Based on TR No.1 Talyllyn)
• 58602 Rheneas (Based on TR No.2 Dolgoch)
• 58603 Rusty (Based on TR No.5 Midlander)
• 58604 Peter Sam (Due 2022 – Based on TR No.4 Edward Thomas)
• Sir Handel (Announced 2022 – Based on TR No.3 Sir Haydn)
• 77204 Blue Carriage (Based on TR Coach No.4)
• 77205 Red Carriage (Based on TR Coach No.2)
• Narrow Gauge Slate Wagon with Load (Based on TR 2-Plank Slate Wagon – available in Bachmann Europe line)
• Narrow Gauge Slate Wagon #101 with Load (Based on TR 2-Plank Slate Wagon – available in Bachmann Europe line)
• Narrow Gauge Slate Wagon #164 with Load (Based on TR 2-Plank Slate Wagon – available in Bachmann Europe line)

Dundas Models

• DM11 Coach bogies
• DM12 Coach seats
• DB13 Bogie coach chassis
• DM29 Two compartment Glyn Valley coach
• DM37 Hudson V tipper wagon

Chivers Finelines

• RC34 “Edward Thomas” 0-4-2ST. Requires Bachmann 0-4-0 chassis
• RC35 “Sir Haydn” 0-4-2ST (after modifications to cab etc.). Requires Ibertren chassis

Gem

• GL4 “Dolgoch” 0-4-0WT. Requires Arnold 0-6-0 chassis
• GL5 “Douglas” 0-4-0WT. Requires Arnold 0-4-0 chassis
• GL10 TR bogie coach 23 (also 20 & 21 before wheelchair saloon conversions)
• GL11 TR bogie brake coach 22

Meridian Models (Now produced by Light Railway Stores)

• MM3 “Midlander” Ruston diesel 0-4-0. Requires Minitrix 0-6-0 chassis
• MM4 “Talyllyn” 0-4-2ST. Requires Ibertren chassis
• MM7 Early “Edward Thomas” 0-4-2ST. Requires Bachmann 0-4-0 chassis
• MPM3/1 Penrhyn workman’s coach (early TR preservation)
• MPM12 TR coach No. 4 (Lancaster)
• MPM14 Lancaster chassis
• MPM17 Brown Marshall chassis
• MPM18 TR brake van No. 5 (Brown Marshall)

Mike’s Models

• 2 TR Brown Marshall 4 wheel coach (No. 1, 2, 3)
• 2B As above but no chassis
• 44 TR ex-Corris coach No. 17
• 44B As above but no chassis
• ? TR 2 bar slate wagon

Nine Lines

• NL24 TR Brown Marshall coach (No. 1, 2, 3) [model is straight sided]
• NL243 3 kits of above

Roco

• 34500 Tip wagon (ready to run)

Rodney Stenning (Now produced by Dundas Models)

• RS03 Corris or early TR “Sir Haydn” 0-4-2ST. Requires Ibertren or Bachmann 0-4-0 chassis
• T01 TR wagon chassis
• T02 5 of above
• T03 TR two plank open wagon
• T35 5 of above
• T04 TR iron end door wagon
• T45 5 of above
• T05 TR incline wagon
• T55 5 of above
• T06 TR splay sided wagon
• T65 5 of above
• T07 TR ex-Corris brake van No. 6
• T08 TR 2 bar slate wagon
• T10 TR bolster/flat wagon
• T105 5 of above
• T11 Dolgoch water tower
• T12 TR gunpowder van
• T13 Pack of T3, 4, 5, 6, 8
• T14 TR 3 bar slate wagon
• T15 5 of above
• T16 Pack of 3xT8, 2xT14
• T19 Etched plates for loco No. 3
• T20 TR oval buffers
• C30 TR ex-Corris end door wagon
• C31 5 of above
• C32 TR ex-Connor side door wagon
• C33 5 of above

Westcliff Works

3D Printed kits – email order only: [email protected]

• No.6 Douglas – to fit on Bachmann USA N Scale Percy chassis
• TR Coach No.3
• TR Van No.5
• TR Coach No.9
• TR Brake Coach No.10

Worsley Works

Brass etched ‘Scratch Aid’ kits

• TR Coach No.1/2
• TR Coach No.3
• TR Coach No.9
• TR Brake Coach No.10
• TR Coach No.14/15
• TR Coach No.17
• TR Coach No.18
• TR Coach No.19
• TR Coach No.20/21/23 (20 & 21 pre-saloon conversion)
• TR Brake Coach No.22

19mm to 1 Foot Scale (16mm)

Accucraft

• S19-34A/B/C ‘Talyllyn’ 0-4-2ST Live Steam, 32mm gauge – Produced in TR Green, Indian Red and Black
• S19-35A/B/C ‘Talyllyn’ 0-4-2ST Live Steam, 45mm gauge – Produced in TR Green, Indian Red and Black
• S19-32A/B/C/D ‘Dolgoch’ 0-4-0T Live Steam, 32mm Gauge – Produced in TR Green, Atlas Green, TR Red and Indian Red
• S19-33A/B/C/D ‘Dolgoch’ 0-4-0T Live Steam, 45mm Gauge – Produced in TR Green, Atlas Green, TR Red and Indian Red

PDF Models

3D Printed and Laser Cut kits, all parts provided

• Talyllyn
• Dolgoch
• Sir Haydn
• Alf
• TR 2-Bar Slate Wagon
• TR 2 Plank Wagon
• Slate Loads

Brandbright

• PS36 TR Coach No.4 kit

Bole Laser Craft

• Talyllyn Railway Midlander Locomotive RTR (Pre-rebuild shape)
• Talyllyn Railway Midlander Locomotive Kit (Pre-rebuild shape)

IP Engineering

• Talyllyn Midlander Loco Kit (Post-rebuild shape)
• TR Coach No.1/2 Kit
• TR Coach No.3 Kit
• TR Coach No.4 Kit
• TR Van No.5 Kit
• TR Coach No.7 Kit (As Open Coach)
• TR Coach No.7 Kit (As Refreshment Van)
• TR Coach No.7 Kit (As Saloon Coach)
• TR Coach No.8 Kit (Pre-Rebuild)
• TR Coach No.8/11/12/13 Kit
• TR Coach No.9 Kit
• TR Coach No.10 Kit
• TR Coach No.9/10 Kit (As Bogie Open Coach)
• TR Coach No.11 Kit (Pre-Rebuild)
• TR Coach No.14/15 Kit (GVT coaches)
• TR Coach No.18 Kit
• TR 2-Bar Slate Wagon Kit
• TR 3-Plank Open Wagon Kit
• TR Covered Van Kit
• TR Iron Bodied Wagon Kit
• TR Gunpowder Van Kit
• TR 4-Plank Open Wagon Kit
• TR/Aberllefeni Open Wagon Kit
• Tom Rolt driver figure for Accucraft Talyllyn and Dolgoch
• Talyllyn Lamp
• Talyllyn Hunt & Co Buffers
• Talyllyn Brown Marshalls Coach Buffers
• Talyllyn Lancaster Buffers
• Talyllyn Door Handle Castings

7mm to 1 Foot Scale (O16.5)

Loco kits

• No 1 ‘Talyllyn’: Body only kit from PECO which needs Branchlines or Wrightlines chassis
• No 2 ‘Dolgoch’: Complete kit available from Wrightlines
• No 4 ‘Edward Thomas’: Complete kit available from Wrightlines (kit will build Corris or early TR version)
• No 5 ‘Midlander’: Complete kit available from Wrightlines

Goods vehicles

• Flat wagon/chassis
• 2-plank open
• 2-bar slate
• Iron open, end door
• Gunpowder van
• Splay-sided open wagon
• Rubbish/incline wagon

Passenger

• 4-wheel Brown, Marshall Coach

Addresses

• All goods and passenger kits from Wrightlines, new address: A.B.S. MODELS. 39 Napier Road, Hamworthy, Poole,
  Dorset. BH15 4LX. Tel 01202 672891
• Other address : PECO, Pritchard Patent Product Co., Beer, Devon (from whom the Branchlines Chassis may also be obtained).

5.5mm to 1 Foot Scale

The following kits are available from the 5.5mm Association:

• Loco No. 2 “Dolgoch” (Static kit only; working chassis can be supplied, but to order only.)
• Original coaches and brake van
• Slate wagon
• 2 plank open wagon
• Wagon chassis
• Corris Railway carriage (TR No.17)
• 3-bar slate wagon
• Corris mail wagon
• TR iron open

Plans for kits of Corris Railway locos and stock are underway.

Further details of the kits and the 5.5mm Association are available from: Malcolm Savage, 28 Whitegates Crescent, Willaston, Neston. L64 2UX.

Other Suppliers

TR transfers can be obtained from Blackham Transfers, Strouel, 9 Benar View, BLAENAU FFESTINIOG, Gwynedd, LL41 3UT, Phone & Fax: 0795 569 8853. Blackham transfers in 5.5mm scale are available from Malcolm Savage rather than directly. Glyn Valley coach transfers are supplied through the Glyn Valley Tramway Association.

Some number and nameplates can be obtained from Golden Arrow.

Cromar White – a leading UK supplier to the enthusiast and model engineer clubs.

Talyllyn Railway Drawings from Other Sources

This list is rather bitty, there are undoubtedly more drawings that have been published.  If you know of additions or corrections to this list, please Contact Us to let us know about them.

• Boyd: Talyllyn Railway
  • ‘Talyllyn’ and ‘Dolgoch’ in pre-preservation condition; Brown Marshall (Nos. 1-3) and Lancaster (No. 4) carriages; Guard’s van (5); most varieties of wagon; some drawings of track components and pointwork.
• Boyd: Narrow Gauge Railways in Mid-Wales
  • Locos 3 and 4 in Corris condition; Corris goods brake van (TR No. 6); several varieties of Corris wagons; Locos 1 and 2 in pre-preservation condition; Loco 6 (side view only); carriages 1, 4 and van 5; several varieties of TR wagon.
• ‘Railway Modeller’ magazine
  • September 1991, pp. 392-395. Loco 7 ‘Tom Rolt’, 7mm/ft.
  • December 1990. Abergynolwyn 1969 station building.
  • July 1965, pp. 182-185. 2mm/ft drawings of Wharf station as built, Pendre workshops and old (south) carriage shed, Pendre station building, Rhydyronen station, Dolgoch station and old water tower, Abergynolwyn village incline winding house.
• Talyllyn Handbook
  • Track layouts of most stations.
• Model Railway News
  • Feb. 1967, Loco No. 6 “Douglas”
  • Sept. 1965, Loco No. 1 “Tal-y-llyn”, carriages Nos. 1, 2, 3, brake van, wagons and vans, details etc.

Many thanks to David Stringer, Colin Lea, Allen Doherty, David Etheridge, Malcom Savage, Luke Ryan and the late Mervyn Axon for this information.