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The '''Llandegai tramway''' was | The '''Llandegai tramway''' was earlier predecessor of the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]]; it was a mile long, of 2 ft 0.5 in. gauge, built in 1798. | ||
The tramway was connected to a local flint mill that ground clay and chert into flints. These were transported to Porth Penrhyn on the coast by the tramway, which was one of the earliest overground railways in Britain. It included two balanced gravity inclines one from the floor of the Cegin valley near Llandegai to the hills above Bangor, the other dropping from there to the mill. | The tramway was connected to a local flint mill that ground clay and chert into flints. These were transported to Porth Penrhyn on the coast by the tramway, which was one of the earliest overground railways in Britain. It included two balanced gravity inclines one from the floor of the Cegin valley near Llandegai to the hills above Bangor, the other dropping from there to the mill. | ||
Both inclines used vertically mounted winding drums. | Both inclines used vertically mounted winding drums. | ||
1801 Succeeded by the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]] | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:29, 12 November 2020
The Llandegai tramway was earlier predecessor of the Penrhyn Quarry Railway; it was a mile long, of 2 ft 0.5 in. gauge, built in 1798.
The tramway was connected to a local flint mill that ground clay and chert into flints. These were transported to Porth Penrhyn on the coast by the tramway, which was one of the earliest overground railways in Britain. It included two balanced gravity inclines one from the floor of the Cegin valley near Llandegai to the hills above Bangor, the other dropping from there to the mill.
Both inclines used vertically mounted winding drums.
1801 Succeeded by the Penrhyn Quarry Railway
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