The original waiting room still stands at Pontfadog
Overview
Headquarters
Chirk
Locale
Wales
Dates of operation
1873–1935
Successor
abandoned
Technical
Track gauge
2 ft 4+1⁄2 in (724 mm)
Length
8+1⁄4 miles (13.28 km)
The Glyn Valley Tramway was a narrow-gauge railway that ran through the Ceiriog Valley in north-east Wales, connecting Chirk with Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire (now Wrexham County Borough). The gauge of the line was 2 feet 4+1⁄4 inches (718 mm) while it was horse-drawn,[1] which was unofficially increased to 2 ft 4+1⁄2 in (724 mm) when steam locomotives were introduced.[2] The total length of the line was 8+1⁄4 miles (13.3 km), 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) of which were worked by passenger trains, the remainder serving a large granite quarry and several minor slate quarries.
^Milner 2008, p. 37.
^Boyd 1970, p. 142.
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