Author: Gordon RushtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780957145603
Category : Narrow gauge railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This is the story of the unique struggle to restore a railway lost to time in Snowdonia National Park.
Rebuilding the Welsh Highland Railway
Author: Peter JohnsonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473869919
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
THE REVIVAL AND RESTORATION of the Welsh Highland Railway is one of the greatest heritage railway achievements of the 21st Century, yet its success followed more than one hundred years of failure.Supported by public loans, its first incarnation combined the moribund North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, some of the abandoned works of the Portmadoc, Beddgelert & South Snowdon Railway and part of the horse-worked Croesor Tramway. Opened in 1923, it was closed in 1937 and the track was lifted in 1941.Serious talk of revival started in the 1960s but restoration did not start until 1997, with the neighbouring Ffestiniog Railway at the helm, supported by generous donors and benefactors, the Millennium Commission, the Welsh Government and teams of enthusiastic volunteers.Author Peter Johnson steers a course through the railways complicated pre-history before describing the events, including a court hearing, three public inquiries and a great deal of controversy, leading to the start of services between Caernarfon and Porthmadog in 2011. A postscript describes post-completion developments.
Author: Charles Edward Lee
Author: Welsh Highland Railway
Author: Peter Johnson![More about the Welsh Highland Railway. [Illustrated.]. PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/ivLyPAAACAAJ?fife=w150-h200)
Author: Welsh Highland Railway Society (Wales)
Author: Welsh Highland Light Railway (1964) LtdAn Illustrated History of the Welsh Highland Railway
Author: Peter JohnsonPublisher: Ian Allan Pub
ISBN: 9780860936268
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Welsh Highland Railway was the longest of the Welsh narrow gauge railways, running all the way from Dinas Junction to Porthmadog. The line's origins dated back to the 1870s when the first section of the line was opened as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway. The route's completion throughout however, only dated from the 1920s, when under the influence of Colonel Stephens the line was extended to Porthmadog. This represented the last major expansion of the narrow gauge network of North Wales. This expanded and updated volume has been designed to complement reputed author Peter Johnson's first edition of 'An Illustrated History of the Welsh Highland Railway' published in 2002. Incorporating many stunning colour images, and published to coincide with the reopening of the line in the spring, it is a must-have for all those who fondly remember this line.Containing a vast amount of new information, this important new volume brings the story of the line's rebuilding up to date.
Author: Welsh Highland Railway Society
Author: Alun Turner