Gloddfa Ganol (also known as the Gloddfa Ganol Mountain Center) was a museum dedicated to the Welsh slate industry and narrow-gauge railways, situated in the Oakeley slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog. It opened in 1974 and closed in 1998 following an auction of its exhibits.
GloddfaGanol (also known as the GloddfaGanol Mountain Center) was a museum dedicated to the Welsh slate industry and narrow-gauge railways, situated...
allow a third quarry to be opened. This was Middle Quarry also known as GloddfaGanol and was operated by the Rhiwbryfdir Slate Company. The younger Holland...
Timber Supply Department. Purchased by Rich Morris in 1965. Displayed at GloddfaGanol until 1998, when sold to the Abbey Light Railway Welsh Highland Heritage...
Society, Caerphilly Railway Works – closed 1996, moved to Gwili Railway GloddfaGanol, Blaenau Ffestiniog - museum of narrow-gauge railways, closed in 1998...
systems. Trains portal British narrow-gauge railways Conwy Valley line GloddfaGanol Llechwedd Slate Caverns An Act to alter and amend an Act of his late...
Tourism became the town's largest employer, with the development of GloddfaGanol in the Oakeley quarry and the Slate Caverns at Llechwedd quarry. The...
awards. Slate industry in Wales British narrow gauge slate railways GloddfaGanol Isherwood, Graham (July 2009). "Chronology of Llechwedd Quarry". {{cite...
formed Narrow Gauge Enterrprises and arranged to create a museum at GloddfaGanol in North Wales. They moved their locomotives out of Brockham on 18 July...
Heureuse, in France in June 1930. Imported by Rich Morris and displayed at GloddfaGanol. Moved to the Yaxham Light Railway, now awaiting restoration at the...
New to Meeth Clay works, Devon. Purchased by Rich Morris and moved to GloddfaGanol. Purchased by the ALR in 1998. Now at Gelert's Farm. 10 Baguley 0-4-0...
The 1915 Kerr Stuart "Joffre" class 0-6-0T loco 2451 was bought from GloddfaGanol in 1983, and named Axe. Restored to working order in 2008, Axe worked...
Isherwood, J G (1977). Candles to Caplamps – The story of GloddfaGanol. GloddfaGanol. Kellow, Moses (2015). Woodhead, Cathy (ed.). The Autobiography...
then Oakeley Slate Quarry, then preserved by Rodney Weaver, sold to GloddfaGanol, purchased by the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, cosmetically restored...
Group for the Ffestiniog Railway. Sold to Rich Morris in 1976, and subsequently displayed at GloddfaGanol. Returned to the FR, and restored in 2010....
Oxfordshire In 1977, Morris opened a railway museum in Oakeley quarry, called GloddfaGanol and 774 was moved there as an exhibit. In 1997, the museum closed and...
Isherwood, J. G. (1980). Candles to Caplamps: the Story of GloddfaGanol. GloddfaGanol. Flight International. IPC Transport Press Limited. January 1969...
(610 mm) ex Beswicks Lime works Hindlow quarries. Was once part of the GloddfaGanol` collection. Hunslet 605 Margaret 1894 0-4-0T 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)...
Gravelworks Ltd for the Preston Irwell Valley Water Board. Preserved at GloddfaGanol until 1998. Fitted with a 2-cylinder Lister CE. Restoration in progress...
gauge railways West Lancashire Light Railway – former home of Stanhope GloddfaGanol - source of several MRT locomotives Wikimedia Commons has media related...
the largest single quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Was the home of the GloddfaGanol tourist attraction in the 1980s and 1990s. Now worked as an open pit...
the elements. It was sold in 1975 to Rich Morris and was displayed at GloddfaGanol until 1997 . Fairbourne Railway Gwril R A Lister and Company 0-4-0DM...
scrapped 5 Hunslet 4wDM 1941 2207 Sold in 1965 to Rich Morris. Moved to GloddfaGanol in 1977. Put on display at Duffws station in 1979. 6 Hunslet 4wDM 1941...