£89.00
John Milner & Beryl Williams
Publication Date: 2011
Format & Edition: Hardback, First Edition
Pagination: 307 Pages, 400 Illustrations
Condition: New
Genre: Narrow Gauge, Light & Industrial
Status: In Stock
Synopsis
Rails to Glyn Ceiriog: The History of the Glyn Valley Tramway Part One 1857-1903 by John Milner and Beryl Williams. The Ceiriog Valley was described by Prime Minister David Lloyd George as ‘a little bit of heaven on earth’. There is little to suggest that had visitors been there between 1873 and 1935 they could have been confronted by a gravity train of slate wagons, or after 1888, by a steam locomotive.
The valley was a thriving community with slate, granite, silica and chinastone quarries, as well as a gunpowder works.
This book comprehensively chronicles the various plans to build a standard-gauge railway to serve the industries in the valley. This eventually led to the construction of a narrow-gauge horse-drawn tramway, operated by the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Co. and for the remaining period until its conversion to steam by the Ceiriog Granite Company. Includes over 400 photographs, maps and illustrations.
Chapters
The Background and Birth of the Tramway
Other Local Tramways
The Tramway Pioneers
The Horse Tramway Era 1872-76
The Horse Tramway Route
The Horse Tramway Era 1877-83
Horse to Steam Power 1884-87
The Snailbeach Connection
The Company in Turmoil
Maps
The Final Drive Forward 1889-90
Reopening for Passenger Traffic 1891-1903