Brynglas | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 Brynglas Station, looking west | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bryncrug, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°36′30″N 4°01′37″W / 52.608389°N 4.027047°W |
| Grid reference | SH628030 |
| Operated by | Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Talyllyn Railway Company |
| Key dates | |
| July 1872 | Opened |
| 1951 | Operation taken over by Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society |
Brynglas railway station (also known as Bryn-glas railway station) is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, serving the hamlet of Pandy near Bryn-crug, in Gwynedd, Mid-Wales.[1][2] It is 3.17 miles (5.10 km) from Tywyn Wharf. A station building and platform are provided on the north side of the track,[2] as the railway's carriages have been modified to have doors only on this side for safety reasons.[3] The station building is a Grade II listed structure.[4]
The name 'Brynglas' was taken from a local farm, and means 'Blue hill'.[5]
There are level crossings on both sides of the station: one to the east, for a farm track, and on to the west, for the public road to Pandy.[2] The road crossing was originally a brick arch bridge, which now serves as a cattle creep.[6] There is also a bridge over the Afon Cwm-Pandy.
The station was originally situated between the two bridges, but the platform has since been extended in both directions such that it now stretches between both level crossings. The river bridge was rebuilt to carry the extended platform.
- ^ Rolt, L. T. C. (1971). "Chapter One". Railway Adventure (2 ed.). London: Pan Books. p. 14. ISBN 0-330-02783-2. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Talyllyn handbook. The Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society. 1983. p. 14.
- ^ Rolt, L. T. C. (1971). "Chapter One". Railway Adventure (2 ed.). London: Pan Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-330-02783-2. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Brynglas Railway Station, Bryn-crug, Gwynedd". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1988). The Tal-y-llyn Railway. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0-906867-46-0.
- ^ Phillips, Owen (March 2020). "Design of the New Bridge at Brynglas Crossing". Talyllyn News (quarterly newsletter of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society). No. 265. pp. 24–27.