The Penrhyn Quarry Railway

[@davidharris7592]

Great stuff! I cycled the trail recently & was trying to see the different routes of the PQR & Bethesda branch, this explains a lot ! Thanks.

[@joeprynn2373]

This is great thank you! Have recently walked the entire PQR line, it wasn't easy I can tell you!!!! Fantastic to see how well you've recreated the journey given that some parts of the route are very nearly impassable. Love it!

[@whiskymacable]

Glad you liked it, there's only about a third of the route left I think, once it reached where the A55 is it follows the standard gauge route through Tregarth and onto Bethesda.

[@Meengineer100]

Great work! It's nice to see more narrow gauge routes being made for TS. Will be a nice one to do using Linda and Blanche. There's a sound pack coming for them soon from Steam Sounds Supreme.

[@dustpanandthebrush5293]

This is great 👌

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Very good, enjoyed that.

[@whiskymacable]

The one I mentioned on your video Bob was the Padarn Railway which was NG at 4ft and I did that too (Llanberis to the Penscoins rope transporters)

[@arthurbaldwin1804]

I never realised how much railway infrastructure there was associated with the slate quarries. Fascinating video thank you for posting it. Does anything of it remain today.

[@whiskymacable]

The Slate works at Coed y Park is now a Museum and still has part of the track bed-running locos up and down..a very short distance

[@Meengineer100]

@@whiskymacable A group had started relaying the PQR and ran trains at Felin Fawr. I'm afraid that all ended a few years ago due to various issues. Some of the track is still there although all the stock has been moved to various railways around the country.

[@whiskymacable]

I didn't know, I had seen it on KZbin I think and assumed it was still going...thanks for letting us know

[@peterhunt2723]

Astounding as usual Vic! Sitting here mid evening planning to get my old maps out tomorrow and getting ready to trawl Google Earth for the slightest traces of the route!

[@whiskymacable]

There's a cycle route from Penrhyn harbour which follows part of the penrhyn and then continues on the LMS route up to Bethesda, which I'll be doing tomorrow.

[@peterhunt2723]

Vic Jones thank. You, found it on Google Earth, hope the weather wasn't too miserable for your visit. We have been going from Nottingham to N Wales for 50 years, in fact about 40 + visits in the last decade, we have got withdrawal symptoms!!

[@thewelshtraingeek4895]

What loco is the narrow gauge engine?

[@whiskymacable]

Barclay P class...not the correct one but my favourite one to use.