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2024-03-29T09:47:35+00:00text/html2018-08-28T22:14:49+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts53.283628 -3.807858SH7977 : Welsh Mountaineer
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After arriving at Llandudno Junction from Preston, the Class 37 diesel had to run round individually to the Class 8F steam locomotive before heading to Blaenau Ffestiniog so that the Class 8F 48151 was leading . The diesel locomotive ran additionally due to Network Rail ban during the hot weather in Summer 2018 and was restricted to low steam with the Class 37 providing most of the motive power.text/html2018-08-28T22:03:50+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts53.282353 -3.803004SH7977 : The Welsh Mountaineer
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Entering Llandudno Junction 8F Steam locomotive 48151 & Class 37 37669 on the outward leg of the "Welsh Mountaineer" steam special Tue 24th July 2018.text/html2018-08-27T17:28:18+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts53.319846 -3.272820SJ1581 : MOSTYN after a lick of paint
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Mostyn signal box closed on 9th January 2017 as part of Phase 1 North Wales Coast Resignalling controlled from Wales ROC Cardiff. The box has a Class 2 listed status. Previously after the last freight for the sidings finished in 2008 the signal box was only open as required for maintenance and was switched out most of the time. Like the other Grade 2 listed signal boxes which went during the weekend 24th-26th March this year (2018) Mostyn has had a lick of paint as seen in this photo.text/html2018-08-27T17:16:20+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts53.295027 -3.581468SH9478 : Abergele Signal Box - looks better with a lick of paint!
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Abergele signal box closed on Saturday 24th March 2018 along with seven others during Phase 1 of North Wales Coast Resignalling over that weekend. The whole area between Abergele inclusive to Rockcliffe Hall (near Shotton) is now controlled from Wales ROC based in Cardiff. The signal boxes at Abergele, Rhyl No2 (closed March 1990), Rhyl No1, Mostyn and Holywell Junction are all Grade 2 listed and all had a lick of paint (apart from Rhyl No2) since they closed. The signal box at Mostyn closed on the 9th January 2017, this being the first casualty under Phase 1 to enable remodelling of the layout in the Mostyn area to take place.text/html2018-08-27T17:04:12+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.924066 -4.125332SH5738 : Porthmadog
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Ffestiniog Railway have some excellent semaphore signals controlling trains out of both platforms. The examples shown are built to a McKenzie & Holland type including the "umbrella" style finials appropriate for that design. The signals are power operated rather than mechanically worked from the signal box on the platform.text/html2018-08-27T16:14:21+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.945497 -3.673465SH8739 : Reservoir
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Llyn Celyn Straining tower. Normally the level of the water most times is usually three quarters way up the tower but the dry summer of 2018 has reduced the level of the water drastically as shown in the photo. It was at this point halfway along the dam that the former GWR branch ran between Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog serving Capel Celyn Halt. In the Summer of 2018 the trackbed of the former railway line re appeared after 53 years.
Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). It has the capacity to hold 71,200,000 cubic metres (93,100,000 cu yd) of water. It was originally to be named Llyn Tryweryn Mawr (meaning "Great Tryweryn Lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter by the Tryweryn Defence Committee.
Construction of the reservoir involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula with water, rather than Wales.text/html2018-08-27T16:06:32+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.950144 -3.675431SH8740 : LLYN CELYN
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Low water at Llyn Celyn. Somewhere further on beneath the water was the village of Capel Celyn.
Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). It has the capacity to hold 71,200,000 cubic metres (93,100,000 cu yd) of water. It was originally to be named Llyn Tryweryn Mawr (meaning "Great Tryweryn Lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter by the Tryweryn Defence Committee.
Construction of the reservoir involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula with water, rather than Wales.text/html2018-08-27T16:01:41+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.945620 -3.671089SH8740 : LLYN CELYN Straining Tower
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Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). It has the capacity to hold 71,200,000 cubic metres (93,100,000 cu yd) of water. It was originally to be named Llyn Tryweryn Mawr (meaning "Great Tryweryn Lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter by the Tryweryn Defence Committee.
Construction of the reservoir involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula with water, rather than Wales.text/html2018-08-27T15:57:12+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.946074 -3.670809SH8740 : LLYN CELYN
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Llyn Celyn showing the low level of water following the dry spell during the Summer of 2018. Llyn Celyn is a large reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 140 ft (43 m). It has the capacity to hold 71,200,000 cubic metres (93,100,000 cu yd) of water. It was originally to be named Llyn Tryweryn Mawr (meaning "Great Tryweryn Lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter by the Tryweryn Defence Committee.
Construction of the reservoir involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula with water, rather than Wales.text/html2016-06-19T00:55:17+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.720183 -4.046695SH6115 : Porkington Terrace
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Porkington Terrace at Barmouth overlooking Barmouth viaduct.text/html2016-06-19T00:49:27+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.719909 -4.046979SH6115 : Barmouth railway tunnel
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Barmouth railway tunnel, 70yds long is one of the five tunnels constructed along the Cambrian Coast railway between Dovey Junction and Pwllheli. The A496 skirts the top of the tunnel at this point.text/html2016-06-19T00:41:53+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.721078 -4.036520SH6215 : Coed Faen Hall
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text/html2016-06-19T00:18:59+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.718956 -4.044861SH6115 : Barmouth railway viaduct
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A close up view of the span joints where continuous rails are in place. The outer rails are called "guard rails" and shown here as split on the span joints of the swing section of the bridge. The bridge bolts are operated by two 2 lever ground frames, each located and both ends of the swing section. These are released by special keys obtained from the signalling centre based at Machynlleth.text/html2016-06-19T00:05:32+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.718253 -4.043940SH6215 : Barmouth railway viaduct
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Barmouth Bridge, also known as Barmouth Viaduct, is a single track largely wooden railway viaduct that carries the Cambrian Coast Railway across the Mawddach estuary.
The bridge opened in 1867, and originally included a drawbridge section at its north end for tall ships to pass, though this was later replaced by the current swing bridge section. In 1980, a marine worm threatened the safety of the bridge, which needed major repairs to avoid closure. A footbridge is incorporated on the eastern side of the track. Tolls were collected for foot and cycle traffic until 2013.
The bridge is a Grade II listed structure, and has one of the longest timber viaducts still in regular use in Britain containing 113 wooded trestles supported by a series of cast iron piers. The swing bridge section was last swung in 1987 during routine testing and has since been out of use and doubtful if it will never open again as rails across the bridge are now continuous across the span joints.text/html2016-06-19T00:02:09+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/89778Alan Roberts52.718864 -4.045005SH6115 : Barmouth railway viaduct
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Barmouth Bridge, also known as Barmouth Viaduct, is a single track largely wooden railway viaduct that carries the Cambrian Coast Railway across the Mawddach estuary.
The bridge opened in 1867, and originally included a drawbridge section at its north end for tall ships to pass, though this was later replaced by the current swing bridge section. In 1980, a marine worm threatened the safety of the bridge, which needed major repairs to avoid closure. A footbridge is incorporated on the eastern side of the track. Tolls were collected for foot and cycle traffic until 2013.
The bridge is a Grade II listed structure, and has one of the longest timber viaducts still in regular use in Britain containing 113 wooded trestles supported by a series of cast iron piers. The swing bridge section was last swung in 1987 during routine testing and has since been out of use and doubtful if it will never open again as rails across the bridge are now continuous across the span joints.