Boston Lodge Halt railway station

Boston Lodge Halt
Taliesin shunting train into the old locomotive shed at Boston Lodge, 2003
Location
Place Near Porthmadog
Area Gwynedd
Grid reference SH584378
Operations
Managed by Ffestiniog Railway
Owned by Festiniog Railway Company
Platforms 1
History
Key dates Opened 1865
July 1928 Opened
15 September 1939 Closed
23 July 1955 Re-opened
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Boston Lodge Halt in North Wales 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.

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History

This halt opened in July 1928 and is situated behind the picture in the side panel, 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 25 ft (7.6 m) and a distance of just over 1 mile (1.6 km) 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 Festiniog 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 Festiniog Railway Company and by a few walkers. Trains call at this halt only on request and intending passengers are advised to check with train guard before embarking on their journey.

References

  • Boyd, James I.C. (1975). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1167-X. OCLC 2074549. 
  • Boyd, James I.C. (1975). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 - Locomotives and Rolling Stock; Quarries and Branches: Rebirth 1954-74. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1168-8. 

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See also

Festiniog and associated railways
Current operators
Rolling stock
Stations and halts
Support groups

Ffestiniog Railway Society • Festiniog Railway Heritage Group • Welsh Highland Railway Society • Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group
Other articles
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Porthmadog   Ffestiniog Railway   Minffordd
Stations

Porthmadog Harbour • Boston Lodge Halt • Minffordd • Penrhyn • Rhiw Goch • Plas Halt • Tan-y-Bwlch • Campbell's Platform • Dduallt • Tanygrisiau • Blaenau Ffestiniog
Other Locations
Quarries
People
Rolling stock
Related railways