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In 1876, a serious blow landed when Sir Edmund
Buckley unexpectedly declared bankruptcy. Despite inheriting a vast fortune, he had so over-invested both at Dinas Mawddwy and elsewhere that the entire inheritance was gone; indeed Buckley was £500,000 (equivalent to £59,409,391 in 2023) in debt, an
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Reconstruction commenced immediately under the direction of G. C. MacDonald, the
Engineer of the Cambrian Railways. The track was relaid in heavier rail and several bridges were rebuilt or strengthened. On 29 July 1911 the railway reopened under the chairmanship of David Davies, with trains operated
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By the early 1890s, the infrastructure of the
Mawddwy Railway was considerably worn and Buckley had no funds to repair it. The slate industry declined during the late 1890s and early 1900s, and the railway continued to run down as there were no capital funds and barely any profit. Passenger services
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The
Mawddway Railway line left Cemmaes Road heading eastwards through a cutting, on a falling gradient of 1 in 41. The line turns to the north through the cutting and emerged to cross the Twymyn on a wooden bridge. On the north side of the bridge, the line continued to head north east and climbed
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Mawddwy Railway headed into Dinas Mawddwy station, where the line terminated just over 6.5 miles from Cemmes Road. The station at Dinas Mawddwy was by far the largest and grandest on the railway, with decorative iron gates leading into the grounds and a fine two-storey
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were suspended "pending repairs" in April 1901. Buckley offered the entire railway to the
Cambrian Railways for £12,000, but the Cambrian did not have the capital reserves to make the purchase. The Cambrian's Chairman Charles Sherwood Denniss suggested that Buckley apply for a
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Mawddwy station, the railway passed "Quarry cottages" at Maes-y-camlan. Here there was a junction, with the main line heading north-west to Dinas Mawddwy and a short branch heading due north to the main mill of the Minllyn slate quarry. A long
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dealt a significant blow to the railway. Several local slate quarries closed and tourist traffic fell considerably, although timber and munitions traffic for the war effort offset this somewhat. After the war ended, the railway continued to struggle. In 1923 the
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Aberangell station, the line passed under Gwastagoed Farm Road Bridge, and ran north towards Dinas Mawddwy. It ran under the hillside called Camlan, which according to local legend is the site of the
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and run the line as a tourist attraction. A single daily freight train continued to run until April 1908, at which point all services were abandoned due to the poor state of the track and locomotives.
606:("The Palace"). He also wanted to build an industrial empire of his own, and purchased the Minllyn quarry. To get the slate to market, he decided to build a railway connecting Dinas Mawddwy with the
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Mawddwy Railway company, but the Cambrian would fund the rebuilding of the railway, run all services, and keep the majority of the revenue.
1006:. Here there was a small station building and platform, built of slate. To the immediate north of the station was another passing loop, which ran beside the wharf carrying the Hendre-Ddu Tramway.
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almost unbelievable amount in the 1870s. Buckley had to sell off most of his estates to pay his debts. One asset he did retain was the
Mawddwy Railway, but now he had no capital to spend on it.
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Slate quarrying at Dinas Mawddwy dates back to at least 1793. In 1839, the Minllen Slate and Slab Company was formed to work the quarry, but it went bankrupt in 1844. The main quarry was
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These are the locomotives owned and used by the original Mawddwy Railway between 1867 and 1908. After the takeover by the Cambrian, all trains were run by Cambrian Railways locomotives.
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industrialist. Street renamed the operation "Meirion Mill" and turned it into a tourist attraction, weaving and selling a wide range of woollen products. In July 1975, Street opened the
662:. Slate traffic and agricultural produce made up the bulk of the traffic on the railway, but from the earliest days it was clear that the railway company was struggling financially.
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of Dinas Mawddwy and with it a large estate covering 12,000 acres of the town and local area. Buckley was reputed to be the "richest man in Manchester" and was for one term the
734:. In 1910 a Light Railway Order was granted, permitting the railway company to construct a "new" light railway on the disused trackbed. Davies negotiated an agreement with the
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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales
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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 11 North and Mid Wales
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map showing railways in Central Wales, including the Mawddwy Railway (top centre)
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Map showing Dinas Mawddwy railway station and Minllyn Slate Quarry in 1900
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The Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales, and their Railways
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Brief description of the railway and its terminus station
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Report of Mawddwy Railway meeting with the Board of Trade
759:(GWR) took control of the Mawddwy Railway as part of the
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took over the Dinas Mawddwy estate and title in 1864.
1387:(November 2016). "Trixie and Meirion Mill Railway".
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1477:(1st ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
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The Hendre Ddu Tramway: Blue Stones and Green Trees
1127:. The British Narrow Gauge Railway (2nd ed.).
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1966:Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
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2253:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
1806:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
2258:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
2121:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
1756:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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1507:(2nd ed.). Nairn: David St John Thomas.
1227:"Failure of Sir Edmund Buckley, Bart, M.P.".
899:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
767:to the Dyfi valley, many taken over from the
630:, authorised under an act of Parliament, the
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1161:The History of Parliament, members directory
16:Short railway line running through mid Wales
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1911:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
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1701:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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1891:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
1861:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
1022:a small halt which served the village of
746:Grouping and Nationalisation: 1919 – 1949
626:The Mawddwy Railway was constructed as a
2505:Railway companies disestablished in 1923
2389:Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
1721:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
763:of British railways. The GWR introduced
568:. In 1856, a prosperous mill owner from
2187:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
1926:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
1876:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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591:. Sir Edmund's eldest son, also called
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2490:Pre-grouping British railway companies
2278:Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
1751:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
1018:was killed. At the foot of Camlan was
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1881:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
1716:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
1539:The Mawddwy, Van & Kerry Branches
622:Construction and opening: 1865 – 1876
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2142:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
2006:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
1304:The Cambrian Railways: A New History
2273:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
1746:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
1666:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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779:Freight services continued through
670:First operating period: 1877 – 1908
1771:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
1125:Narrow Gauge Railways in Mid-Wales
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2248:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
2243:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
2167:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
2086:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
1306:. Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co.
389:Newtown & Machynlleth Railway
325:Newtown & Machynlleth Railway
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2510:Standard gauge railways in Wales
2409:Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
2177:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
2152:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
1816:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
1796:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
1639:Historic Welsh railway companies
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2076:Central Wales Extension Railway
2061:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
1941:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
1896:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
1776:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
1741:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
979:uphill at 1 in 83 to arrive at
608:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
460:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
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2056:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
1961:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
1871:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
1851:Manchester and Milford Railway
1821:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
1026:on the east bank of the Dyfi.
905:after 1911, scrapped in 1940.
469:Despite being only 6 miles 63
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2444:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
2223:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
2147:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
2026:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
2016:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
1826:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
1163:. HM Stationery Office. 2016.
967:The Mawddwy Railway began at
795:After closure: 1952 – present
498:Slate quarrying: 1790s – 1865
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2500:Railway lines opened in 1867
2081:Chester and Holyhead Railway
2051:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
1916:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
1786:Ely Valley Extension Railway
1578:Richards, Alun John (1999).
1208:. 12 October 1867. p. 4
722:, grandson of industrialist
718:The local community, led by
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2288:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
2263:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
2091:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
1906:North Wales Mineral Railway
1671:Alexandra Docks and Railway
1249:. Lydney: Lightmoor Press.
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2349:Crawshay's Private Railway
2324:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
2192:Wrexham and Minera Railway
1991:Vale of Llangollen Railway
1981:Tanat Valley Light Railway
1921:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
1791:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
1736:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
1706:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
1681:Bala and Festiniog Railway
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554:-mile-long (0.80 km)
103:6.6 mi (10.6 km)
2106:Red Wharf Bay branch line
1986:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
1956:Ross and Monmouth Railway
1841:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
1676:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
1563:. John Jones Publishing.
1371:Arriving at Dinas Mawddwy
1283:. 6 June 1901. p. 6.
998:. Here a siding served a
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2046:Anglesey Central Railway
1886:Neath and Brecon Railway
1425:Cozens (2004) pp. 11–12.
1359:Cozens (2004) pp. 44-47.
1335:Cozens (2004) pp. 23–35.
1279:"Welsh Railway Closed".
1269:Cozens (2004) pp. 15–19.
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632:Mowddwy Railway Act 1865
557:2 ft 2 in
481:(where it linked to the
442:was a rural line in the
2495:Slate industry in Wales
2001:Vale of Rheidol Railway
1766:Corwen and Bala Railway
1661:Aberdare Valley Railway
1537:; Poole, Brian (2004).
1373:. Meirion Publications.
458:railway station on the
65:Re-opened, operated by
2434:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
2414:Merionethshire Railway
2303:Welsh Highland Railway
2066:Carnarvonshire Railway
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2339:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
2126:Vale of Clwyd Railway
2071:Central Wales Railway
1996:Vale of Neath Railway
1541:. The Oakwood Press.
1437:North West Daily Post
1369:Hunt, Julian (1976).
1345:"Railways to Close".
1131:: The Oakwood Press.
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2182:Vale of Towy Railway
2157:Taff Bargoed Railway
2011:West Midland Railway
1454:Cozens (2004) p. 12.
1416:Cozens (2004) p. 11.
1404:Cozens (2004) p. 51.
1326:Cozens (2004) p. 19.
948:, scrapped in 1911.
817:Meirion Mill Railway
775:Closure: 1950 – 1952
589:Newcastle-under-Lyme
2384:Elan Valley Railway
2312:Industrial railways
2238:Kinmel Camp Railway
2228:Glyn Valley Tramway
1971:South Wales Railway
1936:Port Talbot Railway
1349:. 15 December 1930.
1347:Belfast News-Letter
1173:Cozens (2004) p. 7.
696:Light Railway Order
684:Maes-y-gamfa quarry
454:with a junction at
2439:Penydarren Tramway
2399:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
2354:Crickheath Tramway
2218:Ffestiniog Railway
2213:Fairbourne Railway
2021:Wye Valley Railway
1781:Ely Valley Railway
1696:Blaenavon Tramroad
1389:Narrow Gauge World
1206:Wrexham Advertiser
1082:. 7 December 1909.
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574:Sir Edmund Buckley
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76:Absorbed into the
57:Temporarily closed
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2319:Bailey's Tramroad
2201:Independent lines
1976:Taff Vale Railway
1866:Mid-Wales Railway
1811:Llancaiach Branch
1726:Cambrian Railways
1582:. Carreg Gwalch.
1501:Baughan, Peter E.
1471:Baughan, Peter E.
1435:"Dinas Mawddwy".
1313:978-0-86093-644-2
1256:978-1-915069-15-3
1202:"Mawddwy Railway"
1184:"Mowddwy Railway"
1138:978-0-85361-024-3
1129:Lingfield, Surrey
1012:Battle of Camlann
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2329:Bryn Oer Tramway
2293:Talyllyn Railway
2101:Llanelly Railway
2096:Knighton Railway
2036:London and North
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