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Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway

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Sections of abandoned cuttings and embankments of the original route still survive in the Beddgelert area. These include an abandoned embankment, a completed bridge over the A498 at the southern end of Beddgelert village near the Royal Goat Hotel and nearby bridge abutments in a field. The abutments
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The electricity was to be produced at a hydro electric power station further up the Gwynant Valley and surplus power was to be available for local domestic and industrial use. This part of the scheme was actually built and the power station still operates.
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The original intention to run to Black Rock had been forgotten and no mention was made of the line to South Snowdon quarries. However, in 1908, they did promote a further line up the Gwynant Valley and on to Betws y coed. No work was done on this line.
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Work started around 1906 and continued for a couple of years before being abandoned (certainly no work done after 1910). The line from Snowdon (Rhyd Ddu) was virtually complete for well over a mile and was used for a while (mainly during
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once the two lines were connected. In 1914, local councils got together to try to get the building restarted but failed due to the start of World War I. Another attempt was made after the war which resulted in the building of the
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Beddgelert extension. This resulted in a further revised scheme being approved in 1904. It appears that there were legal problems with the powers given and, in 1906, these were reapproved with amendments.
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Dolgellau Record office document Z/CD/162 (1901 scheme), National Archives documents MT6/972/8 (NWNGR Beddgelert extension 1897), MT6/1367/11 & MT 54/435 (1903), MT6/1721 (1906), MT58/317 (1908) plus
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The PB&SSR would have run from the western end of Black Rock sands via Morfa Bychan, Borth y gest, Portmadoc and, using part of the
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of the Afon Glaslyn bridge were also constructed and the one of the west bank is now a Welsh Water Authority measuring station.
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to promote lines between Portmadoc and Beddgelert with extensions at either end. These culminated in a proposal in 1901, for a
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following most of the same route but with changes made near Beddgelert to ease the gradients to allow the use of steam locos.
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who held a licence from Ganz. At least six were built, although none were delivered. All six were scrapped during the
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No railway construction was started but, by 1903, a revised scheme was being put forward to link up with the
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Bridge abutments between Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn pass
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Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
Wales
Welsh Highland Railway
Track gauge
1 ft 11+12 in
1 ft 11+12 in
narrow gauge railway
Porthmadog
North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
Rhyd Ddu
Welsh Highland Railway

North Wales Power and Traction Company
1 ft 11+12 in
narrow gauge
electric railway
three phase
alternating current
Ganz
Budapest
Croesor Tramway
South Snowdon
Rhyd Ddu
North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
World War I

North Wales Power and Traction Co Ltd
J.C. Russell
North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways

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