RailPictures.Net Photo: none Ffestiniog Railway none at Porthmadog, United Kingdom - Wales by Georg Trüb
 
  Login · Sign Up 


Community Response Locomotive Details Location/Date of Photo
Views: 4,051     Favorited: 7
Since added on November 09, 2015
+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment
     
» Ffestiniog Railway (more..)
» none (more..)		 » Dduallt 
» Porthmadog, United Kingdom - Wales (more..)
» November 03, 2015
Locomotive No./Train ID Photographer
» none (more..)
» Unknown		 » Georg Trüb (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile 
Remarks & Notes 
The Ffestiniog Railway was opened in 1836 mainly for the transport of slate from different quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog down to the harbour of Porthmadog for shipment abroad. The line was built in a steady grade of about 1.2 %, so the slate train could run downwards by gravity only! This procedure was in use for more then 100 years till 1939. The empty slate waggons were brought back up to Blaenau by horses till 1863, later by steam locomotives. Here we see a hand braked slate train running down to the port, demonstrating the gravity operation (the waggons should be loaded in reality).
Photo Location Map Photo Comments (0) 


View Larger Map

 User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (5)+ Add to Album
The Smaller Bunch

Album created by member Steel Central		Album Views: 7,696
| When all you need is a little power |
Recreating the Past

Album created by member ollie		Album Views: 79,136
Scenes of times long gone.
"Steampunk"

Album created by member Nathan Richters		Album Views: 296,719
Gears; machinery; steam mixed with modern technology; and more.
Would you believe it?

Album created by member RP Archives		Album Views: 2,741,358
Now featuring 2800 unbelievable to merely surprising - or even funny - pictures
DreamTrains

Album created by member coco13cos		Album Views: 3,008,946
Over 50.000 of RP's most appreciated and beautiful photos.
Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album


EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]

This image contains EXIF headers - Click Here to show the data.
Photo Copyright © 2015 Georg Trüb. All Rights Reserved. Photo Usage Policy
This website Copyright © 2002-2024. All Rights Reserved.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information