| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Porthmadog |
| Locale | Wales |
| Dates of operation | 1875–1887 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Other | |
| Part of | The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1633-004 |
| Inscription | 2021 (44th Session) |
The Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway (GJ&PR) was a Welsh tramway.
The GJ&PR was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway connecting the slate quarries of Cwm Pennant with the wharves at Porthmadog harbour. It was built in 1872, partly as a conversion of the earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Gorseddau Tramway, which in itself had incorporated the even earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Tremadoc Tramway. It opened to mineral and goods traffic in 1875.[1]
- ^ 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.