Llanberis railway station
| Llanberis | |
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| Location | |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 53°07′08″N 4°07′23″W / 53.1188°N 4.1230°WCoordinates: 53°07′08″N 4°07′23″W / 53.1188°N 4.1230°W |
| Grid reference | SH 580 600 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | LNWR |
| Post-grouping |
LMSR British Railways |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| 1 July 1869 | Opened[2] |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to regular passenger services[3][4] |
| 7 September 1962 | Excursion traffic ceased |
| 7 September 1964 | Closed completely[5] |
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Llanberis railway station was located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales.[6] It opened 1 July 1869. The station closed for regular passenger services in 1930 but was still used by summer excursion trains[7] until 7 September 1962 and freight services until 3 September 1964.[8][9]
The last fare-paying passenger service was an enthusiasts' special on 20 October 1964.[10][11]
An engine shed stood between the goods yard and the 42' turntable beyond the end of the platform.[12] From 1948 to 1962 some excursion trains used an observation car which was turned round on the turntable so occupants always had an open view.[13] The shed closed around 1915 and had been demolished by 1919. The goods yard was the last part of the working railway to close.
The station had a ticket platform at its northern end.[14][15] A camping coach was sited opposite it for many years.[16]
The line was lifted in 1965.[17] The station site and most of the track bed as far as Cwm-y-Glo are now occupied by the improved A4086, which by-passes the centre of Llanberis. In 2015 the original station building was in use as a craft shop.[8]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Padarn Halt Line and station closed |
Carnarvonshire Railway Llanberis Branch |
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References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photos 100-7 & Map XXIX.
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 250.
- ↑ Turner 2003, pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 145.
- ↑ "Station history". Disused Stations.
- ↑ Jowett 1989, Map 44.
- ↑ Johnson 1995, p. 71.
- 1 2 Shannon & Hillmer 1999, p. 18.
- ↑ Kneale 1980, Plate 129.
- ↑ "20 October 1963 railtour record". Six Bells Junction.
- ↑ Rear 2012, p. 71.
- ↑ Griffiths & Smith 1999, p. 197.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 106.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2010, Photo 103 & Front cover.
- ↑ Green 1996, p. 61.
- ↑ Rear 2012, pp. 68-72.
- ↑ Rear 1979, pp. 87 & 89.
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.
- Green, C.C. (1996) [1983]. North Wales Branch Line Album. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0 7110 1252 0.
- Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (1999). The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points: 1 Southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales. OPC Railprint. ISBN 0-86093-542-6. OCLC 59458015.
- Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2378-6.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Kneale, E.N. (1980). North Wales Steam, 1927-68. Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0 86093 074 2.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978 1 906008 72 7.
- 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. (2012). Caernarvon & the Lines from Afonwen & Llanberis: 28: Scenes from the Past Railways of North Wales. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 9 781907 094781.
- Rear, W.G. (1979). London Midland steam in North Wales. Truro: D Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0 85153 225 X.
- Shannon, Paul; Hillmer, John (1999). North Wales (British Railways Past & Present) Part 2. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85895-163-1. No 36.
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 9781840332599.
Further reading
- Kneale, E.N. (1986). North Wales Steam: v. 2. Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0 86093 305 9.
External links
- "Llanberis in its heyday". Archive Images.
- "The station on a navigable Edwardian 6" OS Map". National Library of Scotland.
- "The station and line". Rail Map Online.
- "The station and line CLS with mileages". Railway Codes.
- "Images of Llanberis station(s)". Yahoo.
- "The station with photos". History Points.
- "The locoshed at Llanberis LNWR station". Caernarvonshire Archives.
- "Llanberis LNWR station". Caernarvonshire Archives.
- "LNWR station". N W Rail.
- "The station and line". Rail Chronology.
- "The station and line". Signalling Record Society.
- "5 May 1957 railtour including the line". Manchester Railway Society.
- "5 May 1957 railtour record". Six Bells Junction.
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