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Deeside Tramway
The Deeside Tramway was a gravity and horse-worked, narrow gauge industrial railway connecting the slate workings on the Dee valley with the main road at Glyndyfrdwy See Deeside Tramway rail, Glyndyfrdwy, Denbighshire further down page. and later the Great Western Railway's Ruabon- Dolgellau railway. It was one of the last tramways in regular use to use wooden rails covered in iron sheaths. History The tramway was constructed around 1870, following the opening of the Llangollen and Corwen Railway which passed through Glyndyfrdwy. The tramway initially ran from the Deeside Slate Works at Nant-y-Pandy to the Deeside quarry. The tramway was unusual in its use of wooden rails with iron sheaths on the running surfaces, a very early form of permanent way, and one that had almost entirely died out by this date. In the late 1870s the tramway was extended in two directions to bring its total length to . The line was extended north from the Deeside slate works along the east side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyndyfrdwy
Glyndyfrdwy (), or sometimes Glyn Dyfrdwy, is a village in the modern county of Denbighshire, Wales. It is situated on the A5 road halfway between Corwen and Llangollen in the Dee Valley (the river Dee is ''Afon Dyfrdwy'' in Welsh). History A Norman castle motte was built near the village in the 12th century to command the route through the Dee Valley. Known locally as ''Owain Glyndŵr's Mount'' (probably a corruption of ''mwnt'' meaning "motte"), only an eroded mound remains. On 16 September 1400 Owain Glyndŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales near this village, at his manor of Glyndyfrdwy, Owain Glyndŵr (the Baron of Glyndyfrdwy). His proclamation began the 15-year rebellion against English rule in Wales. Glyndŵr's manor hall is likely to have been a square moated building that was defended by a water-filled moat, a palisade and a gate. In 1403, the site was devastated by the forces of Henry of Monmouth, the English Prince of Wales, who later became King Henry V. The Ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closed Railway Lines In Wales
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Industrial Railways In Wales
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British Narrow Gauge Slate Railways
Narrow-gauge railways were used extensively in the slate industry of Great Britain, especially in Wales. Many quarries had internal tramways, some using many dozens of miles of track. Others had private lines that stretched from the quarry to transhipment points on local railways, rivers, roads or coastal ports. Wales Rest of Britain File:Kimberley incline in Honister mine.jpg, Underground incline at Honister slate mine File:Slate quarrying in the Lakes - geograph.org.uk - 27543.jpg, Burlington slate quarry File:Isle of Seil - Ellenabeich 06.JPG, Slate loading jetty on Seil File:Delabole slate quarry.jpg, Delabole slate quarry References Bibliography * * {{Boyd-NCaerns1 Industrial railways in Wales Narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeside Quarry
The Deeside and Moelfferna quarries were neighbouring slate quarries, near Glyndyfrdwy in North Wales North Wales ( cy, Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders Mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdonia N .... They were both operated by the same company throughout their history, and were both connected by the Deeside Tramway to the Llangollen and Corwen Railway. History Early working: 1870-1900 The original owner of the Deeside quarry was the 1870 Dee Side Slate and Slab Quarry Ltd. The company was sold in 1875. In 1876, the Moelferna and Dee Side Slate and Slab Quarries Company was formed to purchase both the Deeside quarry and the Moelfferna quarry. In 1885, the quarries supplied a large slab cistern to the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. The tank measured by by and was believed to be one of the largest stone tank built at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
