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°W / 53.0036; -3.9433Coordinates: 53°00′13″N 3°56′36″W / 53.0036°N 3.9433°W / 53.0036; -3.9433
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
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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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 evolution of Blaenau's passenger stations was complex with five different railway companies providing services to the area.

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

References

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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 
  • Johnson, Peter (1995). North Wales (Celebration of Steam). Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2378-9. 
  • Jones, Ivor Wynne; Hatherill, Gordon (1977). Llechwedd and other Ffestiniog Railways. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Quarry Tours Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9502895-9-5. 
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bala to Llandudno: Featuring Blaenau Ffestiniog. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: 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 978-1-870119-14-6. No. 12. 
  • Richards, Alun John (2001). The Slate Railways of Wales. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN -978-0-86381-689-5. 
  • Southern, D. W. (1995). Bala Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Scenes from the Past, Railways of North Wales. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-34-4. No. 25. 

Other material

  • Boyd, James I. C. (1988) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire – Volume 1. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-365-7. OCLC 20417464. 
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