Narrow Gauge

Branch Lines around Portmadoc 1923-46

by Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith, Adrian Gray & Michael Seymour

Between the wars, the Welsh Highland and Festiniog Railways provided a unique journey in Britain of over 40 miles of narrow gauge railway travel through spectacular scenery. This album recreates that experience, using historic photographs and maps, whilst also showing the difficulties under which the staff worked to maintain the train service. Traffic fluctuation and decline are impressively illustrated with numerous graphs.

Book Details

Author
Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith, Adrian Gray & Michael Seymour
Series
Narrow Gauge
Publisher
Middleton Press Ltd
Published
01 April 1993
Reprinted
20 April 2020
ISBN
9781873793138
Language
English
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
240 x 174 mm
General
96 pages
120 photographs
large scale maps
other details of local history

Stations & Locations

Stations Photo
Dinas Junction 2-9
Tryfan Junction 11-12
Waenfawr 13-15
Quellyn Lake 17-18
South Snowdon 19-21
Beddgelert 23-32
Nantmor 36-37
Croesor Junction 38
Ynysfor 39-40
Pont Croesor 41
Portmadoc Beddgelert Siding 42-43
Portmadoc New (WHR) 1929 44-45
Portmadoc WHR (GWR Crossing) 46-47
Portmadoc New (WHR) 1923 48-51
Portmadoc (Junction Railway) 52-63
Portmadoc Harbour 64-71
Portmadoc (The Cob) 72-74
Boston Lodge Works 75-84
Boston Lodge Halt 85
Minffordd 86-92
Penrhyn 93-94
Tan y bwlch 96-100
Dduallt 102
Tanygrisiau 107
Blaenau Ffestiniog (LMS) 108-114
Blaenau Ffestiniog (GWR) 115-117
Duffws 118-120