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Caernarvon No.2 (Llanberis) Jct. - Llanberis

Date Closed to Passenger Services

11 Sep 1939

Mileage Closed

9m 0c*

Stations Closed

Morfa (05/07/1870); Pont Rug (22/09/1930); **Pontrhythallt (22/09/1930); **Cym-y-Glo (22/09/1930); **Padarn Halt; Llanberis

Services Operated

Caernarvon - Llanberis

Timetable Reference

B1263 Oct 1938 565

Cobb Atlas Reference

329 48 61 - 58 60

Map

RCH RJD 136 1910

Further Notes

CL - Mon 22/09/1930; RO - Mon 18/07/1932 serving Llanberis only - CPLGB; PNM 1980 p60.

ACD - Mon 11/09/1939 - RPSGB. Summer only service slightly curtailed due to emergency timetable - see below.

RPSGB states "Summer service began 25 May 1931 but not shown in Brad until 1932", presumably from 18/07/1932.

RPSGB p540 goes on to detail sporadic services (initially billed as "excursion trains") between 1932 and 1939. 

To complicate matters further Padarn Halt, less than half a mile north of Llanberis, was opened from Sat 21/11/1936 for the convenience of local residents visiting the Saturday market in Caernarvon. DRS states trains subsequently ceased to serve Llanberis, using Padarn Halt instead; RPSGB suggests Llanberis continued to be served.

Closure in 1939 is equally convoluted. RPSGB states TT ending Sun 24/09/1939 gives Monday - Friday service ceasing after Fri 08/09/1939; Sunday service after Sun 10/09/1939; Saturday service after Sat 23/09/1939. Service ceased with the introduction of an emergency timetable from Monday 11/09/1939 following the outbreak of war.

Excursion trains resumed after WW2 (first 06/07/1948 - RM Jan/Feb 1949 p61), but these were not timetabled, although a table for the line continued to be shown but with "services suspended" or simply no trains shown.

Last excursion train ran on Fri 07/09/1962 - CPLGB; RPSGB.

**As if this wasn't enough, RPSGB states that "After 1930 no intermediate stations were shown in public tt". However, Pontrythallt, Cwm-y-Glo and Padarn Halt "remained in use".

*RCH NW 1910.

 

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