Glyn Valley Tramway Trust

12/05/2026

The Glyn Valley Tramway Trust are delighted to be attending the Talyllyn Railway's 75th Anniversary Gala at Tywyn, on the 15th-17th May.

Please come and say 'hi' to our amazing sales team.

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28/04/2026

Today we travelled up the M6 motorway to C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd in Wigan to inspect the Hunslet locomotive which was recently purchased from the Blatchford Light Railway by one of our board members.

The locomotive appears to be in good overall condition, it has benefited from being quite a recent build, and from having being stored under cover. A plan of work to both re-gauge, and restore the locomotive to full working order has been agreed; and all being well, work is scheduled to start next week.

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25/04/2026

Yesterday in warm spring sunshine we continued working on the Tramway. We have moved most of our new rail down to our PW storage area and stacked it neatly for future use along the 'Chirk Straight'. This allowed us to add one further track panel in the 'mainline', and we also added fishplates to the three track panels that will form the line into the rolling stock building.

Our next track related project will be to re-gauge and install our RH set of points, which we will do as soon as funds allow.

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20/03/2026

This week, we returned to replacing the track panels to the south-side of Hand Lane bridge. Using one of our RNAD flat wagons, we moved two light-weight track panels that were stored on top of the running line in the platform. We were able to use the track laid two weeks ago to help us move these into the yard area for storage.Once this had been done, we used our excavator to add two more track panels to our existing running line.

Meanwhile, in Wigan at C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd one of our volunteers has continued working on the body panels on the first of two coaches obtained from the Blatchford Light Railway in Somerset. C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd will be re-gauging and installing air brake equipment to these coaches in the near future.

This weekend our hard working sales team have an exhibition stand booked at the Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace, London. Please visit us there to find out more about our exciting plans for 2026.

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06/03/2026

After a slow start to 2026 which saw many working parties being cancelled due to the extremely wet weather, it was pleasing to see work progressing on two fronts yesterday.

At Chirk Station, our Volunteers relaid three track panels under Hand Lane Bridge. Meanwhile at C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd workshops in Wigan, our volunteers have been working on one of the coaches obtained from the Blatchford Light Railway in Somerset. It is hoped to remove the axles next week, in order to assess their condition prior to re-gauging to 2ft 3in.

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20/02/2026

The Trust's narrow gauge equipment has arrived safely at C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd, having being transported safely by TCs Haulage.

CJS have already managed to start the locomotive, and have confirmed that the air system is working. Hopefully work on regauging the locomotive will commence in the near future. Many thanks to CJS Engineering Ltd for supplying the video.

17/02/2026

Today the Trust's loyal team of volunteers made the long journey down to Somerset to collect some narrow gauge rolling stock and point-work from The Blatchford Light Railway.

Amazingly, given the recent run of prolonged wet weather, the team enjoyed a spell of much drier weather today, which has made their job much easier. These items will now head up to C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd in Wigan for re-gauging and recommissioning work. They will hopefully arrive on GVTT metals at Chirk later this year. Many thanks to Taylor for supplying the photos.

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30/01/2026

We are exhibiting at this event tomorrow, see you there! 🚂

M O D E L R A I L W A Y S H O W 🚂

Hello friends! 🖤

We are so excited for Saturday's Model Railway Show at Bournville Parish Church, St Francis of Assisi 🚂⛪️

Supported by the brilliant Footplate, Cross Country Trains, and Trains in the Garden, all proceeds of this brilliant day will be going to Vintage Trains Charitable Trust for the cosmetic restoration of Cadbury number 1 🚂🚆🚄

Join us on:
📅 Saturday 31st January 2026
⏰️ 1 0 : 0 0 A M - 4 : 0 0 P M
⛪️ B O U R N V I L L E P A R I S H C H U R C H
S T . F R A N C I S O F A S S I S I
S Y C A M O R E R O A D
B O U R N V I L L E
B I R M I N G H A M
B 3 0 2 A A
🎫 Adults: £5
🎫 Children ( 5 - 1 6 ) : £2.50
🎫 Under 5's : F R E E
☕️ Refreshments available

All are welcome! 🖤

13/12/2025

Wet weather has regularly affected our Friday working parties in recent weeks. However yesterday, after a few light rain showers our team of stalwart volunteers were rewarded by clear blue skies and fairly mild temperatures.

Work has continued with clearing the platform surface of soil, bricks and stone, and the newly rebuilt southern end platform face has been revealed following the removal of a protective tarpaulin. The boundary fencing has received further attention, and one of the badly damaged posts has been replaced. Brick cleaning has also continued; which is a slow and laborious (but worthwhile) job.

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30/11/2025

We had an amazing time yesterday at the C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd Open Day in Wigan, there was steam everywhere with three Steam Traction Engines/Rollers on site, and also giving rides around the Clarington Forge site; there was also a number of narrow gauge locomotives on display which are currently undergoing restoration, including our own Kerr Stuart replica 'Tattoo' locomotive, which was kindly donated to us by the Castro family. To our amazement C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd had already machined the wheels and axles and turned the frames into a rolling chassis. A miniature steam locomotive provided rides within the workshop, adding to the lovely steamy atmosphere which was pervading the site. The Trust have set up the 'No.5 Club' to finance the Kerr Stuart locomotive build.

Many thanks to C.J.S Heritage engineering Ltd for all their hard work in making this event possible, and also to Colin Edmondson for permission to use his fantastic photos. (additional photos were provided by GVTT volunteers).

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