Dolgarrog Railway
A short section of railway track, in front of a temporary building.
The station at Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, under construction in 2016.
TerminusDolgarrog Aluminium Works
ConnectionsConwy Valley Line
Commercial operations
Built byDolgarrog Aluminium
Original gaugeStandard gauge
Preserved operations
Stations2
Length1/2-mile
Commercial history
Opened1916
Dolgarrog Railway
 Conwy Valley Line
 Dolgarrog station
 Conwy Valley Line
 Dolgarrog Aluminium Works

The Dolgarrog Railway was a half-mile-long standard-gauge industrial railway, in Dolgarrog, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It ran between Dolgarrog station and the Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, joining the LNWR Conwy Valley Line at a sidings near Dolgarrog station.[1][2]

History

In 1916, a standard-gauge railway was built, connecting the aluminium works to the Conwy Valley Line, then run by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). A station at Dolgarrog was built on the Conwy Valley Line to provide sidings and an interchange with the line to the aluminium works.[1] The line was used to transport materials to the works, aluminium from the works, and workers to and from Dolgarrog.[3]

After World War II, the railway was dismantled as transportation by road took over.[3]

Restoration

In 2010, the Dolgarrog Railway Society laid the first pieces of track to restore the line as a heritage railway.[4][5] The first section of track was opened on 13 August 2011.[6]

Restored rolling stock

A small blue diesel locomotive, attached to a brown wagon, on a section of track.
Taurus, a restored diesel locomotive

The Dolgarrog Railway Society have restored a diesel locomotive, Taurus, to be used at the site.[4]

Further reading

Jones, Eric (1989). Dolgarrog: an industrial history. Caernarfon: Gwynedd Archives.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dolgarrog (1916 - 1964 1965)". Oldrailways. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "History of Dolgarrog". Dolgarrog Railway Society. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "The Dolgarrog Railway". History Points. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Crane boost for train track plan". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dolgarrog Railway Society celebrate their new track". North Wales Live. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Railway Track Reopens at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley. filmmakingmad. 13 August 2011 – via YouTube.


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