The Dolgarrog Railway was a half-mile-long standard-gauge industrial railway, in Dolgarrog, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It ran between Dolgarrog station and the Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, joining the LNWR Conwy Valley Line at a sidings near Dolgarrog station.[1][2]
| Dolgarrog Railway | |
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 The station at Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, under construction in 2016. | |
| Terminus | Dolgarrog Aluminium Works |
| Connections | Conwy Valley Line |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | Dolgarrog Aluminium |
| Original gauge | Standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 1/2-mile |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1916 |
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History edit
In 1916, a standard-gauge railway was built, connecting the aluminium works to the Conwy Valley Line, then run by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). A station at Dolgarrog was built on the Conwy Valley Line to provide sidings and an interchange with the line to the aluminium works.[1] The line was used to transport materials to the works, aluminium from the works, and workers to and from Dolgarrog.[3]
After World War II, the railway was dismantled as transportation by road took over.[3]
Restoration edit
In 2010, the Dolgarrog Railway Society laid the first pieces of track to restore the line as a heritage railway.[4][5] The first section of track was opened on 13 August 2011.[6]
Restored rolling stock edit
The Dolgarrog Railway Society have restored a diesel locomotive, Taurus, to be used at the site.[4]
Further reading edit
Jones, Eric (1989). Dolgarrog: an industrial history. Caernarfon: Gwynedd Archives.
References edit
- ^ a b "Dolgarrog (1916 - 1964 1965)". Oldrailways. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "History of Dolgarrog". Dolgarrog Railway Society. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The Dolgarrog Railway". History Points. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Crane boost for train track plan". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Dolgarrog Railway Society celebrate their new track". North Wales Live. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Railway Track Reopens at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley. filmmakingmad. 13 August 2011 – via YouTube.