 The railway's locomotive sheds at Port Penrhyn | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Orig.: The Quarry Office, Port Penrhyn, Bangor[1] New: Felin Fawr, Bethesda |
| Locale | Wales |
| Dates of operation | 1801–1962 |
| Successor | Penrhyn Rail Ltd |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1 ft 10+3⁄4 in (578 mm) |
| Previous gauge | 2 ft 1⁄2 in (622 mm) (until 1879) |
The Penrhyn Quarry Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in Caernarfonshire (now Gwynedd), Wales. It served the Penrhyn quarry near Bethesda, taking their slate produce to Port Penrhyn, near Bangor. The railway was around six miles (9.7 km) long and used a gauge of 1 ft 10+3⁄4 in (578 mm).
The railway opened in June 1801 and was one of the earliest overground narrow gauge railways in the world. It closed on 24 July 1962, the track being lifted in 1965 and sold to the Ffestiniog Railway.[2][3]
In 2012, a section of the railway was restored at Felin Fawr and regular services were run beginning in February 2017. In July 2017, the railway closed just ahead of the fifth anniversary of operations.[4]
- ^ Jones 1985, p. 8.
- ^ Turner 1975, p. 63.
- ^ Rails to the Festiniog in detail, via Festipedia
- ^ Crump, Eryl (15 July 2017). "Sudden closure of one of North Wales' oldest railways base". Daily Post. North Wales.