Harlech Military Railway
The line was a standard gauge branch which veered seawards (westwards) off the ex-Cambrian Railways Cambrian Coast Line approximately 430 yards (390 m) north of Harlech railway station. This junction and a substantial section of the line can be seen in two aerial photographs of the period. The line appears on a 1948 Ordnance Survey map of the area.
The line's location north of the village is corroborated by Rail Map Online; however, the producers acknowledge that they are not confident that their map adequately represents the line's seaward end.
The line's primary purpose was to serve a gunnery range which was under the control of a camp at Bronaber, near Trawsfynydd. The line is not to be confused with the Harlech Tramway which was south of Harlech.
References
- ^ Turner 2003, p. 49.
- ^ "Notes about the railway, via Visit Harlech". Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ The site of the landward end of the line, via Britain from Above (free login needed to zoom)
- ^ The line and neighbouring lines via Rail Map Online
Sources
- Turner, Alun (2003). Gwynedd's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-259-9.