Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway

Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
Overview
HeadquartersPorthmadog
LocaleWales
Dates of operation1875–1887
Technical
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)

The Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway is a defunct Welsh tramway.

The GJ&PR was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway connecting the slate quarries of Cwm Pennant with the wharves at Porthmadog harbour. It was built in 1872, partly as a conversion of the earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Gorseddau Tramway, which in itself had incorporated the even earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Tremadoc Tramway. It opened to mineral and goods traffic in 1875.[1]

  1. ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1988) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire – Volume 1. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-365-7. OCLC 20417464.

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