There are several minor halts on the Talyllyn Railway in Gwynedd, mid-Wales, most not having a platform. Although the Talyllyn Railway was built primarily to carry slate, it carried passengers from the start, often from local farms to market in Tywyn. These halts developed by common usage at places where footpaths to the farms crossed the railway. Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... This article is about the country. ... The Talyllyn Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) is a 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7 miles (11. ... Splitting of the slate blocks with hammer and chisel to produce roofing slates requires great skill. ... Tywyn (formerly Towyn) is a town lying on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of north Wales a mile away from the mouth of the Afon Dysynni and known as a seaside resort. ...

Map of the Talyllyn Railway

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Hendy

Hendy (grid reference SH597012) is 0 miles, 75 chains (1.51km) from Tywyn Wharf. It is the first of three consecutive halts between Pendre and Rhydyronen. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... As a unit of measurement within the Imperial system, the chain (surveyors chain, Gunters chain) is defined as 22 yards, 66 feet, or four rods. ...

Fach Goch

Fach Goch (grid reference SH605017), is 1 mile, 35 chains (2.31km) from Tywyn Wharf. There was a siding here in the 1970s for tipping ash. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Cynfal

Cynfal (grid reference SH610020), at 1 mile, 69 chains (3.00km) from Tywyn Wharf, is the third halt before Rhydyronen. It the only halt to have its own platform, reputed to be the smallest railway platform in Britain. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Tynllwynhen

Tynllwynhen (grid reference SH618025) is 2 miles, 39 chains (4.00km) from Tywyn Wharf, and lies between Rhydyronen and Brynglas. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The passing loop at Brynglas, looking west Brynglas railway station (grid reference SH628030) is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway serving the hamlet of Pandy near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. ...

Quarry Siding

Quarry Siding (grid reference SH654050) is 5 miles, 22 chains (8.49km) from Tywyn Wharf, and lies between Dolgoch and Abergynolwyn. As the name suggests, it originally served a small quarry which was used for ballast. There is a passing loop here, and the siding is occasionally used for stabling engineering trains. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Dolgoch station, looking east Dolgoch railway station (grid reference SH650045) is a station on the Talyllyn Railway between Tywyn and Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. ... Abergynolwyn station Abergynolwyn railway station (grid reference SH670063) is a station on the Talyllyn Railway at Abergynolwyn near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. ...

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References

• Talyllyn Railway Guide Book
• Talyllyn Railway route information. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.