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West Wales Wagon Works
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Formed in 2002 with the intention of producing model railway wagons in the 00-gauge for collectors and for those wishing to have wagons that the major manufacturers were not catering for.
The origins came from my experience gained at the Teifi Valley Railway, where I had a few wagons produced in order to raise funds for them, whilst I ran their shop.
Having set up alone in a shop in Cardigan, named "Cardi Bach", I continued with the production of wagons that primarily originated from West Wales.
Later I was invited back to have my shop in the original Teifi Valley Railway shop - the railway deciding to combine their shop and cafe together. I then ran the business from that shop during the season and from home over the winter.
However the management of the railway at that time decided to do things their own way and I then found myself down at the Gwili Railway, Carmarthen where I worked as a volunteer in the Gwili Railway Society Shop at Bronwydd Arms Station where many of my limited edition wagons are available for sale - part of the profit going towards that railway. My involvement during 2009 became less as I found the travelling down and time commitments too much. Keith Doble now runs the shop there.
Meanwhile back at the Teifi Valley Railway, with a new management team involved - including the Site Manager with the same name as myself!! - I was welcomed back and became a guard there.
Needless to say more Teifi Valley wagons were planned - including the two cattle wagons released in 2010.
See also the Gwili Railway site at www.gwili-railway.co.uk and the Teifi Valley Web site at www.teifivalleyrailway.com
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