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1. Porthmadog was a 19th century terminus for shipping slate. (Web site)
2. Porthmadog is 14 miles to the east of Pwllheli and is truly the gateway to Llyn, and has a picturesque harbour and lots of shops.
3. Porthmadog is also the terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway. (Web site)
4. Porthmadog is located in Eifionydd on the estuary of the Afon Glaslyn where it runs into Tremadog Bay.
5. Near Porthmadog is the village of Portmeirion, planned and built between 1925 and 1975 by Clough Williams-Ellis. (Web site)

Borth

1. Borth y Gest is an 'adorable' quiet village with no through traffic, 1ml from Porthmadog. (Web site)

Porthmadog Harbour Railway Station

1. Porthmadog Harbour Railway Station is to be the southern terminus of the rebuilt Welsh Highland Railway.

Heritage Atmosphere

1. The WHR Ltd's existing line, known as the "Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog)" continues to develop the heritage atmosphere of the old railway.

Porthmadog Harbour Station

1. The line is managed from a single 'Control' office at Porthmadog Harbour Station, which also performs the same task for the Ffestiniog Railway.

Works

1. Meanwhile, various companies had gained powers to build from Porthmadog to Beddgelert, and some works had been built.

Right

1. The RSPB Glaslyn viewing site is on the B4410. Take the A487 north from Porthmadog and turn right onto the A498 at Tremadog.
2. Porthmadog to Penrhyndeudraeth, turn right in the square then left opposite railway station.

Short

1. By 1980, they had succeeded in opening a short length of line at Porthmadog, forming the railway's southern terminus.

Family

1. More Info Eisteddfa Fishery Criccieth between Porthmadog and Pwllheli Game & Coarse fishing for all the family on 5 lakes stocked with carp and trout.

Service

1. All three engines are seen at Porthmadog Harbour Station, arriving and departing with service to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Height

1. Dduallt is at a height of 540 ft (165 m) and a distance of 9 miles 44 chains (15.37 km) from Porthmadog. (Web site)

Route

1. It is planned to open the through route from Caernarfon to Porthmadog around 2009.

Construction

1. Recently the works is undertaking the construction of new passenger carriages for service between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. (Web site)

Mouth

1. Continuing eastwards along the coastal trunk road will bring you into Porthmadog at the mouth of the Glaslyn estuary.

Outskirts

1. Located on the outskirts of Porthmadog, the beach at Blackrock Sands stretches for miles and is a haven for beach games and resting.

Complete

1. Now it is open to Hafod-y-Lyn and later this year it should complete the missing link into Porthmadog. (Web site)

Final Section

1. It is expected the final section to Porthmadog will reopen in 2011.

Million Passengers

1. The Gwynedd charity steam railway has carried nearly half a million passengers from its base in Porthmadog to Pen-y-Mount since 1980. (Web site)

High Street

1. Directions Proceed along the high street in Porthmadog (from the cob direction).

Part

1. The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in Porthmadog, is a small, friendly railway where the train ride is just part of the experience.

Terminus

1. It operates from its main station at Tremadog Road, Porthmadog to its terminus at Pen-y-Mount, where it connects to the FR Co.
2. Porthmadog Harbour railway station at the southern end of the High Street is the terminus of the Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog. (Web site)

World

1. Martin Hallett was out on the streets of Porthmadog over the Easter weekend telling the world about the railway and its new museum.

Narrow Gauge Railways

1. Find out about the narrow gauge railways of Porthmadog and how they became famous around the world with your free visitor guide.

Maritime History

1. Porthmadog A harbour town situated on the Glaslyn Estuary, Porthmadog is rich in maritime history and is an excellent base for touring the surrounding area.

North Wales

1. Here at Glaslyn Marine, operating from the harbour side in Porthmadog, North Wales, we want you to make the right choice for enjoyable boating. (Web site)
2. River Dwyryd (in Welsh Afon Dwyryd) is a river in North Wales which flows principally westwards draining to the sea into Tremadog Bay south of Porthmadog.

Ffestiniog

1. The Ffestiniog Railway, opened in 1836, was built to transport slate from Ffestiniog to the new port at Porthmadog.

Cemaes Bay

1. Midfielder who had European experience with Bangor City, other clubs include Cemaes Bay and Porthmadog.

Original Company

1. Ffestiniog Railway 1954-present 1 ft 11 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) 13.5 miles (21.7 km) Porthmadog, Wales Heritage revival of the original company.

Village

1. Freshfields is situated in the village of Nasareth on the left of the main road between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
2. The Village was built up in 1806 by the Madoc family who use to mine slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to ship round the world from Porthmadog (Madocs Port).

Dinas

1. The whole line ran from Dinas near Caernarfon to Porthmadog with a branch line to the slate mines at Bryngwyn.

Boston Lodge

1. The quarrying created both the Britannia Terrace site at Porthmadog and the railway workshops site at Boston Lodge. (Web site)
2. The first public passenger train from Porthmadog to Boston Lodge ran on 23 July 1955. (Web site)

Cob

1. Between Porthmadog Harbour station and Boston Lodge, the railway runs on the Cob, the dyke of the Traeth Mawr " polder ". (Web site)

Rhyd Ddu

1. Thus far the track is complete between Caernarfon and Rhyd Ddu with work ongoing to reopen the rest of the route to Porthmadog.

Whr

1. The FR will also link with the WHR (Porthmadog) at Pen-y-Mount Station, north of Porthmadog. (Web site)
2. The link would join the FR at Harbour Station, with the rebuilt WHR at Pen-y-Mount Station, north of Porthmadog.
3. The completed railway on its original course will be owned by the FR. The Porthmadog (WHR) to Pen-y-Mount section remains the property of the WHRL.

Pwllheli

1. Criccieth lies on the A497, the main road running through the southern Llŷn Peninsula from Porthmadog to Pwllheli.

Beddgelert

1. At Beddgelert it joins the Glaslyn, to then flow south to Tremadog Bay near Porthmadog. (Web site)
2. Two further LROs enabled improvements to the railway's alignment at Beddgelert, a new station site in Porthmadog and a link to the Festiniog Railway.
3. Work started in 2005 on the final stage of reconstruction from Rhyd Ddu railway station to Beddgelert and Porthmadog.

Welsh Highland Railway

1. The Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) is a small, friendly railway where the train ride is just part of the experience. (Web site)
2. There are current plans to reinstate the link with the Welsh Highland Railway when the latter is completed from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. (Web site)
3. Rhyd Ddu railway station is the current terminus of the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon, which aims to extend to Porthmadog by 2009.

Penrhyndeudraeth

1. Until 1980, Penrhyndeudraeth was served by a daily freight that ran to Porthmadog or Pwllheli. (Web site)
2. Between Penrhyndeudraeth and Porthmadog, the road passes over a mile-long embankment, known as "The Cob".
3. More Info The Golden Fleece Inn Tremadog between Porthmadog and Penrhyndeudraeth This inn and bistro serves meals renowned for quality and value for money.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

1. After a stop for lunch at Harbour Station in Porthmadog we will continue our steam train ride on the Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
2. The horse-drawn Ffestiniog Railway opened in 1836 to connect the slate quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog with the coastal port of Porthmadog.
3. The railway follows the same path it did in 1836, from the slate mines of Blaenau Ffestiniog (on the Conwy Valley Line) to the seaside town of Porthmadog.

End

1. At the Porthmadog end, the WHRL's line, known as the "Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog)" continues to develop the heritage atmosphere of the old railway.
2. By the end of the year, rail segments will connect to offer a 40-mile ride between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. (Web site)
3. By the end of 2008, tracklaying had reached the Porthmadog Harbour station with only few yards of line left to complete the entire run from Caernarfon. (Web site)

Towns

1. The main centres of population are the towns of Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Barmouth and Porthmadog. (Web site)

Line

1. This agreement also established the conventions of referring to the two ends of the line using the names (Caernarfon) and (Porthmadog). (Web site)
2. We rode the narrow gauge from the main station in Porthmadog to the end of the line in Blaenau-Ffestiniog. (Web site)
3. Note: A different zero point was formerly used in Porthmadog (see below), and the Deviation between Dduallt and Tanygrisiau added half a mile to the line. (Web site)

Bangor

1. League placings improved and, in 1957, Druids United reached the Welsh Amateur Cup final, losing to Porthmadog in a replay at Bangor.

Stations

1. Ffestiniog Railway Letters were initially accepted at the following stations when manned – Porthmadog, Dduallt, and Tan-y-bwlch, and also on the trains.
2. Our stations at Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog have ramped access routes and specially adapted toilets.

Station

1. The station is at a height of 160 ft (50 m) and a distance of 3 miles 8 chains (5.0 km) from Porthmadog. (Web site)

North

1. On the southern end of the line the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) will rebuild a part of the line, later to be connected with the line from the north.
2. Today, Porthmadog has termini for the Ffestiniog Railway at the south of the town, and for the Welsh Highland Railway in the north.
3. Reconstruction of the remaining section through to Porthmadog is in progress from both ends, and track has reached Pont Croesor from the north. (Web site)

Dolgellau

1. For the fishermen, there are lakes stocked with rainbow trout in Dolgellau and Porthmadog area.

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1. Caernarfon
2. Wales > Gwynedd > Snowdonia > Ffestiniog Railway
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