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Eigiau Tramway

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Today, whilst the line of the tramway can easily be followed, and makes a pleasant walk from Eigiau down to the head of the Dolgarrog inclines, there is no evidence of rails or sleepers of any kind. The loading gauge is quite clearly that of a standard gauge railway, and in places there is evidence
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Below Coedty a series of steep inclines ran through Dolgarrog woods down to Dolgarrog. Formerly used to lower the quarry output, they were later used to haul materials for building the dam, and also for hauling steam engines up to the more level part of the tramway. Other than the highest incline,
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The mile extension was built some time before 1866, and it is likely that the name "Cwm Eigiau Tramway" became largely synonymous with that of the Cedryn Tramway. Indeed the Caedryn Slate Quarry Co. Ltd of 1863 became in 1874 the Caedryn & Cwm Eigiau Slate Co. Ltd, but was dissolved just 11
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A breach of the Eigiau dam on 2 November 1925, resulting in the death of 16 Dolgarrog villagers, effectively spelt the end of the Eigiau tramway, although a small extension was built in that year to aid the reconstruction of Coedty Dam, which also broke. Use of the Cowlyd tramway continued.
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The tramway ran from Llyn Eigiau, where temporary lines ran north along the line of the dam (which was ¾ mile in length), down to Dolgarrog. The line was built to standard gauge, and largely utilized the route of the former Cedryn/Eigiau Quarry tramway which ran along the lower slopes of
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of Bedford for a Simplex loco, to replace the Hibberd loco. It was works No. 22154 of 1962 weighing 2.5 tons with a 28–30 h.p. 2LB diesel engine. It saw occasional use on the Cowlyd Tramway, until September 1973 when it was moved to the
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In 1861 the North Wales Chronicle referred to "Tenders invited to construct a tram-road 5 miles (8.0 km) long from Cwm Eigia slate quarry to River Conwy". However, the tramway was initially only built as far as Cedryn, and in 1863 the
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advertised for a contractor to extend west to Cwm Eigiau Quarry. It is entirely possible that the first reference to "Cwm Eigia slate quarry" was in fact a reference to Cedryn, for this quarry was located in Cwm Eigiau.
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of minor embankments, cuttings, and a bridge. Towards Llyn Eigiau the Tramway runs along a level path, though the gradients are greater through the woods immediately above Coedty.
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Llanberis contract in connection with cable-laying; it accompanied some ex-Dolgarrog wagons there. This loco is now named 'Dolgarrog' and was used for tracklaying on the revived
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was begun, branching off the Eigiau Tramway at the head of the Dolgarrog inclines. The Eigiau Tramway (including the Dolgarrog inclines) was relaid to
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A standard-gauge locomotive being hauled up the second of the Dolgarrog inclines. This timberwork is still visible today.
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rail tractor was acquired, the Bagnall was taken away by McAlpine for use on the construction of the
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The Muir-Hill was replaced in 1936 by a 20 hp 'Planet' type locomotive built by
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in 1913 (works number 5668) property of the Aluminium Corporation, and
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these inclines are now used by two very visible water pipes.
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At the foot of the highest incline lie the remains of cables
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Two steam locomotives were used on the Cowlyd Tramway:
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A surviving bridge on the route of the Eigiau Tramway
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Index

53°11′06″N 3°50′38″W / 53.185°N 3.844°W / 53.185; -3.844

Dolgarrog
Wales
Track gauge
2 ft



2 ft
narrow gauge
Llyn Eigiau
Caernarfonshire
Wales
Cedryn Quarry Tramway
Llyn Eigiau
Dolgarrog
Conwy valley
industrial railway
Eigiau Reservoir
Cowlyd Tramway
Moel Eilio
Coedty reservoir
Orenstein & Koppel
Bagnall
0-4-0
ST
Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons
petrol-paraffin
Welsh Highland Railway

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