At the 2005 show we were offering another limited edition wagon made for us by by our sponsors DAPOL Model Railways. A photo’ of one of the wagons are shown here. Each wagon came with a numbered certificate of authentication.
We still have some of these wagons left and they can be obtained at the show price of £7.50 plus £1.50 postage and packing from Mr David Baverstock 18 Meadowsweet Avenue, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7AL. Please make cheque and Postal Orders payable to Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & the West of England.
This is the art work and a picture of the produced model of the limited edition private owner wagon that was on sale at the 2007 Bristol Model Railway Exhibition. As in previous years the model has been made for us by our sponsor DAPOL MODEL RAILWAYS.
Examples of this wagon can be purchased at the show price of £8.00 plus £1.50 P&P from Mr. David Baverstock 18 Meadowsweet Avenue, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7AL Please make cheques & PO payable to The Association of Railway Clubs Wales and West of England.
The Powell-Duffryn Steam Coal Company was formed in 1864 after the death of Thomas Powell. Powell had sunk his first pit in Cwmbach near Aberdare in 1840 and at the time of his death owned 16 coal mines mostly in the Cynon Valley. The company bought out many other pits and at the turn of the century became one of the largest exporters of steam coal primarily for use by railways across the globe.
The wagon depicted was built by the Gloucester Carriage and Wagon Company in 1910 and spent its time travelling on the Taff Vale Railway between Middle Duffryn near Aberaman and Cardiff docks.
This years limited edition wagon is a Powell-Duffryn wagon No. 1853 which has been made for us as usual by one of our sponsors Dapol Ltd. This is a change from our usual policy of producing wagons from the Bristol area but should please those with interests in the railways of South Wales.
Examples of both the wagon and the mugs can be obtained from Mr. David Baverstock 18 Meadowsweet Ave. Filton, Bristol, BS34 7AL for the show prices of £8.00 plus £1.50 P&P for the wagon and £3.50 plus £1.50 P&P for the mug.