Gorseddau Tramway

Gorseddau Tramway
A bridge built from rough rocks. It looks similar to a tunnel.
Gorseddau tramway bridge
Overview
HeadquartersPorthmadog
LocaleWales
Dates of operation1857–1872
SuccessorGorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Other
Part ofThe Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference1633-004
Inscription2021 (44th Session)

The Gorseddau Tramway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway built in Wales in 1856 to link the slate quarries around Gorseddau with the wharves at Porthmadog. It was an early forerunner of the Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway and subsequently the Welsh Highland Railway.


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