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Llanwnda: the Welsh Highland Railway at Dinas
The diminutive ‘Prince’, the world’s oldest working steam locomotive, built in 1863, passes the bulk of articulated Beyer Garratt 143 built in Manchester for use in South Africa in the 1950s and subsequently returned to Britain and restored for use on the Welsh Highland. In 2005 trains run between Caernarfon and Rhyd-Ddu, where there is a footpath to Snowdon
Image: © Martin Bodman
Taken: 17 Sep 2005
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The railway construction materials storage yard at Dinas Station
Work on the restoration of the Welsh Highland Railway continues to the south of Beddgelert. Construction materials are stored here at Dinas which is the lines' current engineering depot. The fuel tank for the oil-fired trains can be seen on the right.
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 6 Mar 2008
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Dinas Station
Dinas was first opened in 1877 as the junction between the standard gauge Caernarfon - Afon Wen line and the narrow gauge Welsh Highland route to Porthmadog. The Welsh Highland closed in the 1930s, Dinas Station in 1951, and the line through it in 1964. Trains returned in 1997 and the station is now an intermediate stop on the revitalised Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Hafod-y-Llyn (in due course to be extended to Porthmadog). The railway's offices and works are located here.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 2 May 2010
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Locomotive 134 at Dinas station
Viewed from Dinas station platform http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3869984 on the Welsh Highland Railway. The large-domed locomotive is a member of the NG15 class of 2-8-2 locomotives used on the 60cm gauge lines of South African Railways. A long-term restoration programme aims to restore the locomotive to working order.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 25 Mar 2012
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Gorsaf Dinas Station
Old locomotive awaiting restoration.
Image: © Alan Fryer
Taken: 16 Mar 2007
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Gorsaf Dinas Station
Maintenance locomotive and trucks of Rheilffordd Eryri.
Image: © Alan Fryer
Taken: 16 Mar 2007
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"Castell Caernarfon" at Dinas Station
Image: © Rob Newman
Taken: 31 Jul 2012
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Dinas Station
On the restored Welsh Highland Railway. This is the main engineering base for the railway.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 22 Oct 2012
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Llanwnda - 2013
Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Welsh Highland Railway, Welsh Highland Railway depot, Dinas Railway Station, Welsh Highland Railways Goods Shed, 1967 built Diesel Locomotice 'Castell Caernarfon'
Image: © Helmut Zozmann
Taken: 21 Aug 2013
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Derelict locomotive at Dinas station
A bit more rusty than when I last photographed it http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3915239 in 2012. It has gained a tender in better condition.
One of two NG15 class of 2-8-2 locomotives used on the 60cm gauge lines of South African Railways. This is NG15 Locomotive №134 which is now subject to a long term restoration project by the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR).
Image: © Richard Hoare
Taken: 17 Aug 2014
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