Boston Lodge Halt railway station

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Boston Lodge Halt

Taliesin shunting train into the old locomotive shed at Boston Lodge, 2003

Location

Place

Near Porthmadog

Local authority

Gwynedd

Coordinates

52°55′15″N 4°06′17″W / 52.92086, -4.10469Coordinates: 52°55′15″N 4°06′17″W / 52.92086, -4.10469

Grid reference

SH584378

Operations

Managed by

Ffestiniog Railway

Owned by

Ffestiniog Railway

Platforms in use

History

Key dates

Opened 1865

History

July 1928

Opened

15 September 1939

Closed

23 July 1955

Re-opened

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Boston Lodge Halt is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea.

[edit] History

This halt opened in July 1928 and is situated behind the picture opposite, accessed from a steep road off from the A487 road at the start of a footpath leading to Portmeirion. It is at a height of 25ft. and a distance of 1 mile 5 chains from Porthmadog. The halt closed on 15 September 1939 and reopened on 23 July 1955. For that short 1955 season of the re-opening of the Ffestiniog Railway, Boston Lodge Halt was the temporary terminus.

Its main use is chiefly by visitors and staff to the adjacent Boston Lodge Works of the Ffestiniog Railway Company and by a few walkers. Trains call at this halt only on request and intending passengers are advised to check with the Ffestiniog Railway Company before embarking on their journey.

[edit] References

Boyd, James I.C. [1959] (1975). The Festininog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1167-X. OCLC 2074549.

Boyd, James I.C. [1959] (1975). The Festininog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 - Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Quarries and Branches: Rebirth 1954-74. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1168-8.