THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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Not many activities in Rhyl have drawn as much interest, or brought the town as much credit internationally, as our miniature railway at Marine Lake. The photographs above are from 1920s/early '30s.
The railway dates all the way back to 1911 when Miniature Railways Ltd laid a track fifteen inches wide and ran scale-model steam locomotives round the lake. Shortly afterwards Rhyl Amusements Ltd under Albert Barnes took over the track and trains.
Eventually Mr. Barnes ran bigger locomotives built at his Albion Works in Ffynnongroew Road.
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SUN 3rd MAY 2015 UPDATE: Just arrived here at Jones Towers is this splendid image of the first train:
Above: Note the flag on the station - a bit like a Japanese flag. This was replaced by the one shown below bearing the initials R.M.R. (Rhyl Miniature Railway):
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