Welcome to the website of the 16mm Garratt Owners & Operators Association (16mmGO&OA).

The 16mmGO&OA was formed in 2002 to promote the building, ownership & operation of Beyer-Garratt type locomotives in the scale of 16mm to 1 foot. The aim of the association is to gather & share information on the type in this scale & also offer help /assistance to all those who wish to construct a Garratt locomotive themselves.

The association was begun with just a few members, but quickly grew & the free quarterly newsletter now goes out to hundreds of people worldwide.

We started off with a static display stand which we took to many of the 16mm related shows/exhibitions & that grew into a display stand (8” by 6”) with an oval of 32mm gauge demonstration track where live steam Garratts were put through their paces. This has now progressed into a 10” by 30” exhibition layout which you can see at many shows around the country. There is more information about the layout (Ttarrag Shed) inside the website.