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Porthgain Railway
The Porthgain Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway connecting the Pen Clegyr and St. Bride's quarries with Porthgain harbour. It operated from the late 1880s until 1931. The line of the track can still be traced as a levelled strip on the clifftop, adjacent to the path to Porthgain harbour. Locomotives See also * Abereiddy * British industrial narrow gauge railways British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries. Some offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run p ... * Industrial railway References * * {{cite web , url=http://www.pembrokeshirevirtualmuseum.co.uk/main_menu/trade_and_industry/trains/railways/porthgain_tramway.html , title=Pembrokeshire Virtual Museum article 3 ft gauge railways in Wales Rail transport in Pembrokeshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porthgain
Porthgain ( Welsh for ''fair/beautiful port or more likely 'chisel port' from the Welsh 'porth' meaning port and 'gaing' meaning chisel as used by the many slate workers there after the port was built and became operational in the early 19th Century'') is a hamlet in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales, located between St David's and Goodwick, and just west of Llanrhian. History & amenities The village of Porthgain has historical relics from its time as a prosperous industrial harbour in the early 1900s. At one time, the harbour exported slate from quarries a few miles south at Abereiddi, Trwynllwyd and Porthgain quarry works itself. Abereiddi and the quarries to the South were linked by a tramway, the Porthgain Railway. Water-powered mills at Porthgain sawed the quarried slate slabs before shipment. In later years the slate trade was abandoned, although Porthgain survived by turning to brickmaking, and later to crushed roadstone. Large brick hoppers dominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
