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Padarn Railway

Former railway in Gwynedd, Wales

The Padarn Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in North Wales, built to the unusual gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). It carried slate seven miles (11 km) from Dinorwic Quarry to Port Dinorwic.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1824Founded1

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Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Padarn Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in North Wales, built to the unusual gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). It carried slate seven miles (11 km) from Dinorwic Quarry to Port Dinorwic.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Dinorwic Railway1

Timeline

  1. 1824Founded Founded1

Sources

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