Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) railway station
| Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°00′13″N 3°56′36″W / 53.0036°N 3.9433°WCoordinates: 53°00′13″N 3°56′36″W / 53.0036°N 3.9433°W |
| Grid reference | SH 696 469 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| 22 July 1879 | Opened |
| 1 April 1881 | Replaced by permanent station[2] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon) was the London and North Western Railway's (LNWR) first passenger station in Blaenau Ffestiniog, then in Merionethshire, now in Gwynedd, Wales. It opened on 22 July 1879 as a temporary structure for use until the company's permanent station opened on 1 April 1881, when the temporary structure closed. It was situated within yards of the southern portal of Ffestiniog Tunnel.[3]
Context
The complex and confusing evolution of Blaenau's passenger stations is expanded here.
The station's name
Different sources refer to the station as "Blaenau Festiniog",[4] "Pantyrafon",[5] "Blaenau Festiniog (1)",[2] or give descriptions, such as "a temporary station at the 'town' end of the tunnel",[6] "the first temporary station",[1] or "a temporary terminus near the foot of the Llechwedd incline".[7]
Whatever it was called, the station served workers living in the Conwy Valley and working in the quarries north west of Blaenau, but was half a mile from the town itself.
The station today
No trace of the station survives.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | London and North Western Railway | Roman Bridge | ||
Gallery
- "Tunnel mouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.
- "Tunnel mouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.
- "Blaenau Ffestiniog North & Stesion Fain". Britain from Above.
References
- 1 2 Rear 1991, Plate 30.
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 36.
- ↑ Johnson 1995, p. 70.
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 88.
- ↑ Richards 2001, p. 119.
- ↑ Southern 1995, p. 5.
- ↑ Jones & Hatherill 1977, p. 17.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Plates 67 & 68.
- ↑ Rear 1991, Plate 158.
- ↑ Richards 2001, p. 110.
- ↑ "Ffestiniog Tunnel mouth in 1993". Penmorfa.
- ↑ "Ffestiniog Tunnel mouth: no trace of Pantyrafon station". Sutherland.
- ↑ "Pantyrafon station site". flickr.
- ↑ "Ffestiniog tunnel, no trace of station remains". flickr.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2378-6.
- Jones, Ivor Wynne; Hatherill, Gordon (1977). Llechwedd and other Ffestiniog Railways. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Quarry Tours Ltd. ISBN 0-9502895-9-0.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bala to Llandudno: Featuring Blaenau Ffestiniog. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press (MD). ISBN 978 1 906008 87 1.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- Rear, W.G. (1991). Conway Valley Line - Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno Junction. Scenes from the Past, Railways of North Wales. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 14 2. No. 12.
- Richards, Alun John (2001). The Slate Railways of Wales. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-689-4.
- Southern, D. W. (1995). Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Scenes from the Past, Railways of North Wales. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 8701 19 34 7. No. 25.
Other material
- Boyd, James I.C. (1988) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire - Volume 1. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-365-7. OCLC 20417464.
External links
- "The station site on a navigable OS Map". National Library of Scotland.
- "The station and line". Rail Map Online.
- "The station on line LJT1". Railway Codes.