Friday, 1 May 2026

Another Loco project ....

I've always liked the look of the Glyn Valley Tramway, so when I spotted a loco for auction on Ebay I made a low bid. Nobody else wanted it; it arrived today...

A scratch built loco body made from cardboard and plasticard; its needs a lot work to make it more robust and then some extra detailing to be added.  There was a SM32 plastic chassis with motor, which was so old and falling to bits that I've chucked it in the bin.  The loco body ......

It may look something like this when I've finished tinkering with it...

I managed to find a nice reference book which has plans of the locos and rolling stock.


For rolling stock, IP Engineering do a nice selection of kits....

For the moment I've put the the loco (plus a spare SM45 chassis) into a box, lets see how long I can keep my hands off it - is it my next 'winter project'  ? 😉