1966

SH6441 : Engineering train passes through Tan y Bwlch Station

taken 58 years ago, near to Rhyd, Gwynedd, Wales

Engineering train passes through Tan y Bwlch Station
Engineering train passes through Tan y Bwlch Station
'Prince' & its train conveying rails & sleepers rattle through Tan y Bwlch station. After stopping for water it will head up the then unopened line to Dduallt where the materials will be unloaded. Track relaying was in progress to allow the extension to Dduallt to be reopened on 6th April 1968.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Primary Subject: Railway Train
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Tan y Bwlch [21] · Track Relaying was in Progress to Allow [2] ·
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SH6441, 196 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
September 1966   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 13 August, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 6499 4157 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:57.2679N 4:0.6689W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 6496 4154
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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