The Lower Incline of the 1824 Dinorwig Tramway
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The Lower Incline of the 1824 Dinorwig Tramway
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Sep 2006
This is the lowest of two elaborately engineered inclines on the 2ft gauge horse-drawn Dinorwig tramway which linked Dinorwig Slate Quarry with the port of Felinheli (Port Dinorwig) on the Menai Strait. The tramway was not a great success and, in 1842, was replaced by the Padarn Railway which operated until the 1960s. Deiniolen can be partly seen through the bushes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.142389
Longitude
-4.128922