Tywyn Wharf station

Tywyn Wharf railway station (grid reference SH586004) is the western terminus and principle station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. Originally known as Kings station after a local landowner, it was not a passenger station at first, but a place for transhipment of slates from the narrow gauge to the adjoining Cambrian Railway. Passenger trains started at the next station, Pendre. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2221 KB) Talyllyn Railway Number 4: Edward Thomas at Tywyn Wharf, 29 April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2221 KB) Talyllyn Railway Number 4: Edward Thomas at Tywyn Wharf, 29 April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... 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 Talyllyn Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Talyllyn) is a 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 7 miles (11. ... 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. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... This article is about the country. ... Splitting of the slate blocks with hammer and chisel to produce roofing slates requires great skill. ... Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ... Cambrian Railways owned 230 miles of track over a large area of mid-Wales. ... Pendre station and works, looking west Pendre railway station (grid reference SH590008) is a station on the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales, and the site of the railways loco and carriage sheds and works. ...

Even after passenger services started running, the station had no run-round loop; shunting was carried out by propelling trains up the gradient out of the station and allowing them to run in under gravity. It was only after the line had been preserved in 1951 that a loop was finally provided. Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As with all stations on the railway, there is only one platform, on the north side of the line, and the coaches have doors on that side only. This is due to tight clearances under the bridges. There are also sidings, a water tower and coaling stage. Llechfan, the hostel provided for volunteers on the railway, is a former private house on the opposite side of the line.

The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum was first built here in 1955 in a disused gunpowder store, housing some relics and locomotives that had been donated to the Talyllyn but for various reasons were not suitable for use. This was later moved into a separate building. Since then, the station building and museum have both been extended, culminating in the opening in 2005 of a brand new museum, shop and cafe by Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall, following demolition of the previous museum building. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Prince Charles” redirects here. ... Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary; formerly Parker Bowles; née Shand, born 17 July 1947) is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth Realms. ...

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		Talyllyn Railway		Pendre

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References

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