Trawsfynydd Camp railway station
| Trawsfynydd Camp | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Trawsfynydd |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 52°54′25″N 3°54′54″W / 52.9070°N 3.9149°WCoordinates: 52°54′25″N 3°54′54″W / 52.9070°N 3.9149°W |
| Grid reference | SH 713 361 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| November 1911 | Opened for military traffic |
| 4 January 1960 | line closed for regular passenger services |
| 28 January 1961 | line closed completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Trawsfynydd Camp railway station, sometimes referred to as Trawsfynydd Military station served the Trawsfynydd Artillery range at Bronaber, south of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, Wales. The station never opened for civilian traffic.
In 1882 the Bala and Ffestiniog Railway opened the line from Bala Junction to a temporary terminus at Festiniog, Trawsfynydd was one of the stations opened with the line. At Festiniog passengers had to transfer to narrow gauge trains if they wished to continue northwards. To do this people travelling from Trawsfynydd to Blaenau or beyond walked the few yards from the standard gauge train to the narrow gauge train much as they do today between the Conwy Valley Line and the Ffestiniog Railway at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The following year the narrow gauge line was converted to standard gauge, but narrow gauge trains continued to run until 5 September 1883 using a third rail. Standard gauge trains first ran through from Bala and Trawsfynydd to Blaenau Ffestiniog on 10 September 1883. The line was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1910.
The line through Trawsfynydd had been established for around twenty years when an artillery training camp was set up at Bryn Golau, on the southern outskirts of Trawsfynydd. It was replaced in 1906 by a larger camp further south at Rhiw Goch, which was more widely referred to as being at Bronaber, after the nearby settlement of that name.
Artillery of the period required the transportation of men, horses, field guns and ammunition, together with supplies such as fodder. As a training camp the turnover of men in particular was considerable, many attending for two week "camps". The area is remote and roads remain few, so the railway was the obvious means to move men and materials. For a few years military traffic was handled at Trawsfynydd, but it was not well suited to the sharp and growing peaks of arrivals and departures. In 1910 the railway decided to build additional, specialised platforms and ramps on the northern side of the bridge which was at the northern end of the conventional station; these were opened in Summer 1911 and became known as "Trawsfynydd Camp station", though that name does not appear on documents such as Working Timetables.
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