Glyn Valley Tramway Rolling Stock

smudge5609 · Post by **smudge5609** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:38 pm

Hi All,

Seeing as it looks like a GVT route is underway, I thought that as a small project I would build some rolling stock to compliment the locos! Anyway know of a source for any drawings or good photogaphs of the stock?

Cheers, Chris

colinjamesporter · Post by **colinjamesporter** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:47 pm

i think that kevin may help you their as he built the glyn valley tramway coaches for msts which are now on the talyllyn railway avalible from
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/index.html also some pictures of those coaches on the photo album on this site

sillyevan27 · Post by **sillyevan27** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:16 pm

WEll there ~_~ We OVIOUSLY knew about Kevin's models

He meant he was looking for OTHER drawings...of other carriages and rolling stock...we already have two coaches WHY MAKE THEM AGAIN?! >_<

Sorry Smudge...I can't help ya there...I'll search though

Frsimplex1993 · Post by **Frsimplex1993** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:20 pm

No thomas engines on that railway!!

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:13 pm

Frsimplex1993 wrote:No thomas engines on that railway!!

And what has that got to do with anything?

David.

smudge5609 · Post by **smudge5609** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:17 pm

Yep, no locos with faces!! - just faceless locos on the GVT.
I am not planning on reproducing Kevin's wonderful GVT Carriages, just interested in any other of the rolling stock which isn't available

Cheers, Chris

kevmt · Post by **kevmt** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:42 pm

Chris,

I'll see what I can sort out for you. (I think I have most things)

I suppose I should finish this off!

Cheers
Kevin

richsoft · Post by **richsoft** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:21 am

I have 4mm/ft drawings of the following GVT rolling stock:

* 'The Baldwin' - Not too useful by the looks of it

* 4 styles of 4 wheel coaches:
Third, (Semi) Open, Third (with strange curvy roof), Open with end 'balconies'

* Sir Theodore - obviously done already

* Brake Van (No. 3 & 4)

* Goods Van (No. 1 & 2)

* Granite Wagon

* Slate Wagon

All have side and end elevations.

I can scan these if you like, and send them over to you.

Hope this helps

smudge5609 · Post by **smudge5609** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:19 am

Hi, Thanks Guys...

I forgot all about the Baldwin Kevin was building. Looking good so far though.

Rich, I would be grateful if you could scan any of the drawings and upload them for me. Not sure if that is the complete stock list or not, although there couldn't of been a great deal really!

Cheers, Chris

ManxPeacock · Post by **ManxPeacock** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:32 am

The best source of GVT locos, carraiges and goods stock drawings is in the GVT book by John Milner (its currently out of print, but a new version is expected to be published very soon). I also have the definitive guide to the GVT coaches published by the GVT Group, which again has excellent drawings.

If anybody wants any scans of drawings from these books, then please give me a shout at the e-mail address below.

Cheers

David

ManxPeacock · Post by **ManxPeacock** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:41 am

GVT Carriage and Rolling stock notes:

The G.V.T. carriage stock consisted of a motley selection of four wheeled coaches. Some of the two compartment 1st & 3rd and open thirds were very popular during the summer months. These 'Pneumonia specials', were really just posh open wagons with a primitive roof and hard wooden slatted seats for sixteen passengers. The GVT owned fourteen carriages and two oddities all originated from the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ltd. of Shrewsbury. This company also supplied the two 4ton closed vans and two brake vans.

Most trains were mixed, and one of the two brake vans was always to be found at the end of every train. As with the Talyllyn railway, tickets from the intermediate stations were sold from these brake vans. At it's peak the G.V.T. had 258 wagons of which 180 were 4ton three planked drop side granite wagons. Twenty of these were private owner, being the property of the Ceiriog Granite Co. Ltd. The remainder were a selection of 2ton opens, 2 ton slate, tar wagons and bolster wagons.

Hope that helps.

David

richsoft · Post by **richsoft** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:25 pm

We now know that this is no where near a complete stock list, but there's my contribution:

Sheet 1 - 135KB
Sheet 2 - 105KB

These a quite large (I possibly had the scanner DPI set a bit to high

), but have a scale marked on them, so shouldn't be to much of a problem to sort out

Cheers

Richard

smudge5609 · Post by **smudge5609** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:05 pm

Thanks for the drawings Rich, much appreciated.

Any other stock is still appreciated, although there is plenty to get on with here!

Cheers, Chris

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:39 pm

What ever happened to that baldwin? The MSTS model I mean.

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:48 pm

Looks like it is still a WIP with Kevin at the moment.
Photo of it is shown above.....

Christian