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Padarn Railway
Former railway in Gwynedd, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Padarn Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in North Wales, built to the unusual gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm).[1] It carried slate seven miles (11 km) from Dinorwic Quarry to Port Dinorwic. The line opened on 3 March 1843, replacing the Dinorwic Railway. It initially used horses, but was converted to steam haulage on 23 November 1848.[2] The railway was formally titled the Dinorwic Quarries Railway [3] or Dinorwic Quarry Railway,[4] but informally "Padarn Railway" was widely used.
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Headquarters | Llanberis |
Locale | Wales |
Dates of operation | 1843–1961 |
Successor | Llanberis Lake Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
Track length | 7 mi (11 km) |
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The railway officially closed on 3 November 1961.[2] The locomotive Dinorwic performed the last practical services by hauling the track-lifting trains.[5]