The Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway was a
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 ...
industrial railway
An industrial railway is a type of railway (usually private) that is not available for public transportation and is used exclusively to serve a particular industrial, logistics, or military site. In regions of the world influenced by British ra ...
operating at three levels within the extensive
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
quarry on the
Penrhyn Bay
Penrhyn Bay ( cy, Bae Penrhyn "headland bay") is a small town on the northern coast of Wales, in Conwy county borough, within the parish or community of Llandudno, and part of the ''ecclesiastical'' parish of Llanrhos. It is a prosperous village, ...
side of the
Little Orme
The Little Orme ( cy, Rhiwledyn, also known as Trwyn y Fuwch, Trwyn y Gogarth and Y Gogarth Fach) is in height, and is a HuMP (having a minimum Hundred Metre Prominence). It is one of two headlands situated at either end of Llandudno Bay, in C ...
at
Llandudno
Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2011 UK census, the community – which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigsi ...
on the
North Wales
, area_land_km2 = 6,172
, postal_code_type = Postcode
, postal_code = LL, CH, SY
, image_map1 = Wales North Wales locator map.svg
, map_caption1 = Six principal areas of Wales common ...
coast.
Locomotives
Hen chwarel - old quarry at the Little Orme 01.jpg
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Hen chwarel - old quarry on Clust y Fuwch - Little Orme - East side. Near Llandudno, Wales. 41.jpg
Hen chwarel - old quarry at the Little Orme 03.jpg
File:Little Orme (Clust y Fuwch neu Rhiwledyn), nr Llandudno; 2nd level at Quarry, facing East 08.jpg
See also
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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 ...
References
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{{Historical Welsh railway companies
3 ft gauge railways in Wales
Industrial railways in Wales
Railway lines opened in 1889
Railway lines closed in 1931
Llandudno