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between Bala and
Ffestiniog and to explore options of how to restore the line between Trawsfynydd and Ffestiniog to operational use. Members of the committee reiterated that this would involve much paperwork before any tangible progress was made on the physical infrastructure once an agreement is obtained from Network Rail.
2005:
A separate volunteer society, the
Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd Railway Society, kept a watching brief in the background to the Trawsfynydd Railway Company. After it lost its licence to clear the line, the Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd Railway Society stepped in with the goal of developing
1978:
During 2016, the
Trawsfynydd Railway Company was formed under the ownership of Colin Dale and with the use of volunteer labour, began to clear the line to Trawsfynydd Lake railway station which they proposed to be their terminus. They also intended to re-open Maentwrog Road, Llan Ffestiniog, a halt
2009:
A new interim committee was formed through co-opting existing committee members from the
Trawsfynydd Railway Company. It held its first and only AGM on 3 February 2019 to discuss how to take the next steps towards restoring the line. Plans included changing the Society into the Bala and Ffestiniog
2018:
The outcome of the AGM was to disband the existing
Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd Railway Society and replace it with a limited company named the Bala and Festiniog Railway Heritage Trust. It would be run by an elected committee which had the mandate to preserve the history of the old line
1949:
The only part of the line in use today is the very short section between the two stations in
Blaenau Ffestiniog. The section of line between Blaenau (GWR) and Trawsfynydd power station closed in 1998, although the track is protected and has remained in situ since. Much of the trackbed south of
1993:
In August of 2017 Network Rail took the decision to revoke the licence issued to
Trawsfynydd Railway Company for clearing the line following an investigation which found several breaches of the terms and conditions of the licence agreement.
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and
Blaenau Ffestiniog where the wagons were off-loaded in the large station yard and their loads of dressed slate transferred to standard gauge GWR wagons for carriage back the way they had come then on via Manod and Bala.
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The clearing of the line was sanctioned by the owner of the trackbed, Network Rail and by 10 October 2016, more than six productive days had been achieved. Also, a bid was unsuccessfully made for
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train, with a return at 13.40. A maximum of 60 passengers could be carried as far as
Trawsfynydd where they were met by a bus to the nuclear power station for a guided tour.
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which lay at 1,278 feet or 390 metres above sea level. The line served an extremely remote area of North Wales, most of which was not served by a main road until the
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station. Conwy Valley line services were extended along the 1964 connection to the new interchange station and
Blaenau Ffestiniog North (LNWR) was closed.
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reservoir necessitated the flooding of the line. A diversion was considered but never built. A short section from
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its own plans to restore the line in a manner acceptable to Network Rail and other stakeholders.
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Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog (Scenes from the Past, Railways of North Wales, No. 25)
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from Crewe which would cost ÂŁ19,600. A crowd funding site was launched to this end.
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The company dissolved in December 2018 following the death of the owner.
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Map of places on 'Bala and Festiniog Railway' compiled from this article
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Many of the former stations are now in use as private residences.
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2115:"Clearance work on disused Trawsfynydd railway line to start"
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Trawsfynydd remains intact except for the section flooded by
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In 1982, the Ffestiniog Railway was reopened to a wholly new
1854:) gauge slate wagons (provided by the GWR) on standard gauge
2097:
Farrow, John (September 1989). "Trains to Trawsfynydd".
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In 1964, a connection was made through Blaenau to the
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2271:(1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
1942:The remains of a tramway linking to the BFR near
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2990:Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
2543:Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
2995:Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway
2858:Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction Railway
2493:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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2133:"Trawsfynydd and Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway"
1825:in 1948 management of the line passed to the
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2945:Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad
2323:Williams, Martin F.; Lowe, Derek J. (2018).
2191:"Bala and Ffestiniog Railway Heritage Trust"
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2205:"Bala and Festiniog Railway Heritage Trust"
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2668:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
2648:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
2573:Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway
2438:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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2240:Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies
2103:. Vol. 46, no. 492. p. 494.
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2638:North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway
2628:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
2598:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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2014:Bala and Festiniog Railway Heritage Trust
1790:) standard gauge. The line terminated at
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2458:Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway
2294:Photo Guide of the whole line circa 2001
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2924:Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
2663:Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway
2613:Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
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1794:where until 1939 it connected with the
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2488:Clarbeston Road and Letterston Railway
1954:and some sections used to improve the
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2618:Narberth Road and Maenclochog Railway
2453:Bristol and South Wales Union Railway
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1979:at Cwm Teigl and at Manod, en route.
1958:. Several other sections are open as
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2743:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
3010:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
2483:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
2403:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
2244:. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
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1827:Western Region of British Railways
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2985:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
2980:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
2904:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
2823:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
2308:. Stockport: Foxline Publishing.
2173:"TRAWSFYNYDD RAILWAY COMPANY LTD"
1902:Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
1730:The railway originally connected
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3242:Standard gauge railways in Wales
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2914:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
2889:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
2553:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
2533:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
2376:Historic Welsh railway companies
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2813:Central Wales Extension Railway
2798:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
2678:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
2633:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
2513:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
2478:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
2157:Jones, Alex (3 February 2018).
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2698:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
2608:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
2588:Manchester and Milford Railway
2558:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
1881:The summit of the line was at
1806:, the line connected with the
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3222:Closed railway lines in Wales
3181:Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways
2960:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
2884:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
2763:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
2753:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
2563:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
1988:Class 08 locomotive No. 08757
1744:Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
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3232:Railway lines opened in 1882
2818:Chester and Holyhead Railway
2788:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
2653:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
2523:Ely Valley Extension Railway
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137:Bala & Festiniog Railway
3025:Swansea and Mumbles Railway
3000:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
2828:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
2643:North Wales Mineral Railway
2408:Alexandra Docks and Railway
2267:Jowett, Alan (March 1989).
1974:Trawsfynydd Railway Company
1889:opened in the early 1960s.
1813:The Bala and Festiniog was
1808:Ruabon to Barmouth GWR line
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3086:Crawshay's Private Railway
3061:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
2929:Wrexham and Minera Railway
2728:Vale of Llangollen Railway
2718:Tanat Valley Light Railway
2658:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
2528:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
2473:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
2443:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
2418:Bala and Festiniog Railway
2299:Line on navigable O.S. map
1915:on the site of the former
1900:allowing access as far as
1678:Bala and Festiniog Railway
293:Blaenau Festiniog Junction
19:Bala and Festiniog Railway
3237:Rail transport in Gwynedd
2843:Red Wharf Bay branch line
2723:Vale of Glamorgan Railway
2693:Ross and Monmouth Railway
2578:Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
2413:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
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2783:Anglesey Central Railway
2623:Neath and Brecon Railway
2304:Southern, D. W. (1995).
2080:Williams & Lowe 2018
2010:Railway Heritage Trust.
1898:Blaenau Ffestiniog North
1792:Blaenau Ffestiniog (GWR)
1706:, railway backed by the
932:Line to south dismantled
344:Blaenau Ffestiniog North
2738:Vale of Rheidol Railway
2503:Corwen and Bala Railway
2398:Aberdare Valley Railway
3171:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
3151:Merionethshire Railway
3040:Welsh Highland Railway
2803:Carnarvonshire Railway
2423:Barry Dock and Railway
1969:Heritage railway plans
1946:
3196:Trefor Quarry railway
3076:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
2863:Vale of Clwyd Railway
2808:Central Wales Railway
2733:Vale of Neath Railway
1941:
1906:Trawsfynydd Lake Halt
1819:Great Western Railway
1708:Great Western Railway
1000:Trawsfynydd Lake Halt
575:Former wooden viaduct
3191:Saundersfoot Railway
2919:Vale of Towy Railway
2894:Taff Bargoed Railway
2748:West Midland Railway
2209:www.balaffest.org.uk
2121:. 21 September 2016.
1866:The building of the
1635:Ruabon–Barmouth line
1510:Ruabon–Barmouth line
3121:Elan Valley Railway
3049:Industrial railways
2975:Kinmel Camp Railway
2965:Glyn Valley Tramway
2708:South Wales Railway
2673:Port Talbot Railway
2331:: Lightmoor Press.
1821:on 1 July 1910. On
1286:Section flooded by
20:
3176:Penydarren Tramway
3136:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
3091:Crickheath Tramway
2955:Ffestiniog Railway
2950:Fairbourne Railway
2758:Wye Valley Railway
2518:Ely Valley Railway
2433:Blaenavon Tramroad
2234:Awdry, Christopher
1947:
1913:Blaenau Ffestiniog
1856:transporter wagons
1796:Ffestiniog Railway
1720:Blaenau Ffestiniog
1341:Tyddyn Bridge Halt
1111:Cwm Prysor Viaduct
442:Ffestiniog Railway
373:Blaenau Ffestiniog
236:Porthmadog Harbour
228:Ffestiniog Railway
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3131:Gorseddau Tramway
3056:Bailey's Tramroad
2938:Independent lines
2713:Taff Vale Railway
2603:Mid-Wales Railway
2548:Llancaiach Branch
2463:Cambrian Railways
2338:978-1-91103-847-4
2278:978-1-85260-086-0
1894:Conwy Valley Line
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3186:Rhiwbach Tramway
3106:Dinorwic Railway
3071:Buckley Tramroad
3066:Bryn Oer Tramway
3030:Talyllyn Railway
2838:Llanelly Railway
2833:Knighton Railway
2773:London and North
2568:Llangurig branch
2448:Bridgend Railway
2393:Aberdare Railway
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946:
924:
923:
916:
915:
892:
891:
870:
869:
863:
862:
843:
842:
835:
834:
828:
827:
803:
802:
795:
794:
770:
769:
762:
761:
734:
733:
726:
725:
710:Pengwern Quarry
704:
703:
696:
695:
688:
687:
670:Graig Ddu Quarry
661:
660:
653:
652:
646:
645:
636:
635:
628:
627:
600:
599:
592:
591:
567:
566:
559:
558:
531:
530:
523:
522:
495:
494:
487:
486:
480:
479:
471:
470:
438:
429:
428:
421:
420:
413:
412:
403:
402:
395:
394:
379:
366:
365:
359:
358:
336:
335:
328:
327:
318:
317:
310:
309:
285:
284:
277:
276:
267:
266:
259:
258:
224:
215:
214:
208:
207:
175:
166:
165:
154:
130:
123:
116:
107:
90:
88:
80:
78:
65:(railway opened)
64:
62:
55:(company formed)
54:
52:
21:
3267:
3266:
3262:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3257:
3256:
3212:
3211:
3210:
3205:
3161:Nantlle Tramway
3111:Dowlais Railway
3101:Deeside Tramway
3096:Croesor Tramway
3044:
2933:
2899:Buckley Railway
2867:
2848:Sirhowy Railway
2775:Western Railway
2774:
2767:
2683:Rhymney Railway
2593:Mawddwy Railway
2538:Kington Tramway
2468:Cardiff Railway
2384:
2377:
2374:
2339:
2325:The Bala Branch
2322:
2316:
2303:
2279:
2266:
2252:
2232:
2229:
2224:
2223:
2213:
2211:
2203:
2202:
2198:
2189:
2188:
2184:
2177:Companies House
2171:
2170:
2166:
2156:
2155:
2151:
2141:
2139:
2131:
2130:
2126:
2113:
2112:
2108:
2100:Modern Railways
2096:
2095:
2086:
2078:
2074:
2066:
2062:
2054:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2025:
2016:
2003:
1976:
1971:
1936:
1851:
1844:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1834:1 ft
1833:
1823:nationalisation
1787:
1780:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1770:4 ft
1769:
1765:
1758:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1748:1 ft
1747:
1736:Llan Ffestiniog
1728:
1714:. It connected
1699:
1692:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1682:4 ft
1681:
1650:
1623:
1608:
1581:
1551:Bala (Penybont)
1540:
1525:
1498:
1491:
1490:
1489:
1480:
1479:
1478:
1469:
1447:
1440:
1439:
1438:
1429:
1428:
1427:
1420:
1411:
1389:
1367:
1330:
1323:
1322:
1315:
1314:
1305:
1290:
1280:
1273:
1272:
1265:
1264:
1255:
1233:
1232:
1225:
1224:
1215:
1214:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1183:
1182:
1175:
1174:
1150:
1134:Cwm Prysor Halt
1128:
1113:
1104:
1082:
1060:
1038:
1016:
994:
979:
955:
948:
933:
926:
925:
918:
917:
893:
871:
864:
845:
844:
837:
836:
829:
805:
804:
797:
796:
772:
771:
764:
763:
746:
736:
735:
728:
727:
705:
698:
697:
690:
689:
672:
663:
662:
655:
654:
647:
638:
637:
630:
629:
612:
602:
601:
594:
593:
576:
569:
568:
561:
560:
543:
533:
532:
525:
524:
507:
497:
496:
489:
488:
481:
472:
457:
430:
423:
422:
415:
414:
405:
404:
397:
396:
367:
360:
338:
337:
330:
329:
320:
319:
312:
311:
287:
286:
279:
278:
269:
268:
261:
260:
243:
216:
209:
194:
167:
148:
139:
138:
134:
86:
84:
82:
76:
74:
61:1 November 1882
60:
58:
57:1 November 1882
56:
50:
48:
28:Railway company
12:
11:
5:
3265:
3263:
3255:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3214:
3213:
3207:
3206:
3204:
3203:
3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3166:Padarn Railway
3163:
3158:
3153:
3148:
3143:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3116:Eigiau Tramway
3113:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3093:
3088:
3083:
3081:Cowlyd Tramway
3078:
3073:
3068:
3063:
3058:
3052:
3050:
3046:
3045:
3043:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2941:
2939:
2935:
2934:
2932:
2931:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2911:
2906:
2901:
2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2875:
2873:
2869:
2868:
2866:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2779:
2777:
2769:
2768:
2766:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2688:Rumney Railway
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2498:Corris Railway
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2389:
2387:
2379:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2372:
2365:
2358:
2350:
2344:
2343:
2337:
2320:
2315:1 8701 19 34 7
2314:
2301:
2296:
2291:
2277:
2264:
2250:
2228:
2225:
2222:
2221:
2196:
2182:
2164:
2149:
2124:
2106:
2084:
2082:, p. 182.
2072:
2060:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2033:
2032:
2031:
2024:
2021:
2015:
2012:
2002:
1999:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1935:
1934:Current status
1932:
1727:
1724:
1704:standard gauge
1672:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1665:
1663:
1661:
1659:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1645:
1638:
1637:
1628:
1626:
1624:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1604:
1603:
1596:
1595:
1586:
1584:
1582:
1575:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1562:
1559:Bala Lake Halt
1554:
1553:
1543:
1541:
1534:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1526:
1521:
1520:
1513:
1512:
1503:
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1499:
1492:
1483:
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1471:
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1186:
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1120:
1118:
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1047:
1046:
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1028:
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1019:
1017:
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995:
988:
986:
984:
981:
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975:
974:
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956:
949:
942:
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938:
935:
934:
931:
929:
927:
919:
911:
910:
909:
907:
905:
902:
901:
899:Maentwrog Road
896:
894:
887:
885:
883:
880:
879:
874:
872:
865:
858:
856:
854:
851:
850:
848:
846:
838:
830:
823:
822:
821:
819:
817:
814:
813:
808:
806:
798:
790:
789:
788:
786:
784:
781:
780:
775:
773:
765:
757:
756:
755:
753:
751:
748:
747:
744:
739:
737:
729:
721:
720:
719:
717:
715:
712:
711:
708:
706:
699:
691:
683:
682:
681:
679:
677:
674:
673:
668:
666:
664:
656:
648:
641:
640:
639:
631:
623:
622:
621:
619:
617:
614:
613:
610:
605:
603:
595:
587:
586:
585:
583:
581:
578:
577:
574:
572:
570:
562:
554:
553:
552:
550:
548:
545:
544:
541:
536:
534:
526:
518:
517:
516:
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512:
509:
508:
505:
500:
498:
490:
482:
475:
474:
473:
466:
464:
462:
459:
458:
453:
452:
445:
444:
435:
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431:
424:
416:
408:
407:
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398:
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389:
388:
386:
384:
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380:
370:
368:
361:
354:
352:
350:
347:
346:
341:
339:
331:
323:
322:
321:
313:
305:
304:
303:
301:
299:
296:
295:
290:
288:
280:
272:
271:
270:
262:
254:
253:
252:
250:
248:
245:
244:
239:
238:
231:
230:
221:
219:
217:
210:
203:
201:
199:
196:
195:
190:
189:
182:
181:
172:
170:
168:
161:
159:
157:
150:
149:
144:
141:
140:
136:
135:
133:
132:
125:
118:
110:
103:
102:
97:
93:
92:
71:
67:
66:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
25:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3264:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3219:
3217:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3156:Morda Tramway
3154:
3152:
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3141:Kerry Tramway
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3053:
3051:
3047:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2936:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2897:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2876:
2874:
2870:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2780:
2778:
2776:
2770:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2583:Maerdy Branch
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2428:Barry Railway
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2390:
2388:
2386:
2383:Great Western
2380:
2371:
2366:
2364:
2359:
2357:
2352:
2351:
2348:
2340:
2334:
2330:
2326:
2321:
2317:
2311:
2307:
2302:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2288:
2284:
2280:
2274:
2270:
2265:
2261:
2257:
2253:
2251:1-8526-0049-7
2247:
2242:
2241:
2235:
2231:
2230:
2226:
2210:
2206:
2200:
2197:
2192:
2186:
2183:
2178:
2174:
2168:
2165:
2160:
2153:
2150:
2138:
2134:
2128:
2125:
2120:
2116:
2110:
2107:
2102:
2101:
2093:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2081:
2076:
2073:
2069:
2068:Southern 1995
2064:
2061:
2058:, p. 15.
2057:
2052:
2050:
2046:
2039:
2034:
2030:
2027:
2026:
2022:
2020:
2013:
2011:
2007:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1991:
1989:
1985:
1980:
1973:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1957:
1953:
1945:
1940:
1933:
1931:
1929:
1925:
1920:
1918:
1914:
1909:
1907:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1890:
1888:
1884:
1879:
1877:
1873:
1872:Bala Junction
1869:
1864:
1861:
1857:
1830:
1828:
1824:
1820:
1816:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1804:Bala Junction
1801:
1797:
1793:
1788:1,435 mm
1745:
1742:the existing
1741:
1737:
1733:
1725:
1723:
1721:
1717:
1713:
1709:
1705:
1700:1,435 mm
1679:
1666:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1658:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1644:
1640:
1639:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1625:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1602:
1598:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1583:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1560:
1556:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1548:
1542:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1519:
1515:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1507:
1500:
1462:
1460:
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