Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway

The Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway is a defunct Welsh tramway.

Gorseddau Junction and Portmadoc Railway
Overview
HeadquartersPorthmadog
LocaleWales
Dates of operation18751887
Technical
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)

The GJ&PR was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway connecting the slate quarries of Cwm Pennant with the wharves at Porthmadog harbour. It was built in 1872, partly as a conversion of the earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Gorseddau Tramway, which in itself had incorporated the even earlier 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Tremadoc Tramway. It opened to mineral and goods traffic in 1875.

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