Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station.

Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station.
Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station.
Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station.
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(52°55′20″N, 4°7′50″W)
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Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station.
Porthmadog Harbour, showing the Station. Note - one of the team paddle tugs, Wave of Life or Snowdonia on the left. They were used to tow strings of three or four loaded schooners out into the open waters of the Traeth to begin their journeys. This was probably taken on a Sunday, there are no signs of activity and the Station is full to overflowing, with most of the railway's carriages stabled there. There are three distinct train sets, (the concept is not confined to the modern FR). In the platform (No.1) road is a large passenger set. A large bogie van headed by three bogie carriages and a number of small Birminghams occupies No.4 road and the quarrymen's train is in No.2 road. There is a curly roof van and possibly a bogie carriage at the bottom, the rest of the train, which stretches out past the Britannia Foundry along the Cob, is composed of Mk.3 Quarrymen's carriages. The sidings began much further out than they do today. The size of this train suggests that this is a late 19th view.

Source. Graham Tickle via Peter Johnson.
Published location. FRM 167
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