Harlech Tramway

Harlech Tramway
Operation
Locale Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales
Open about July 1878
Close about 1886[1]
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Propulsion system(s) Horse
Statistics
Route length 600 yards (550 m)
Overview

Contemporary regional newspapers record that the horse drawn Harlech Tramway ran from near the Cambrian Railways' Harlech station 600 yards (550 m) west to the beach from approx 1878 to 1886.

The tramway was developed by Mr Godfrey Morton of Tremadog.

Photographs and precise details of the line, its gauge and services have so far eluded historians,[1] though it is shown on a 6" OS map.[2] This map shows that the tramway started next to Quarry Cottage approximately 660 yards (600 m) south of Harlech station, running through what in 2016 was the Royal St. David's golf course.

The line's location south west of the village is corroborated by Rail Map Online, which shows it in the same place as the OS map, but it names the line "Harlech Quarry".[3]

The line is not to be confused with the Second World War Harlech Military Railway which was north of Harlech.

References

  1. 1 2 Turner 2003, p. 49.
  2. ↑ The tramway on an 1887 6" OS map, via National Library of Scotland
  3. ↑ The line and neighbouring lines via Rail Map Online

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Coordinates: 52°51′35″N 4°06′59″W / 52.859698°N 4.116268°W / 52.859698; -4.116268

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