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Dinorwic Railway Locale Wales Dates of operation 1824–1843 Successor Padarn Railway Track gauge 2 ft  (610 mm) Headquarters Llanberis The Dinorwic Railway was an early narrow gauge industrial railway connecting the slate quarry at Dinorwic in Caernarvonshire with the coastal port at Y Felinheli. History The Dinorwic slate quarry was purchased in 1809 by a group of investors lead by Thomas Assheton-Smith and a significant expansion was started. To handle the new production levels, better transportation to the coast was required. In 1812 a trackway for horse-hauled sleds was opened leading to the port at Moel y Don. Shortly afterwards in 1812, railways were introduced within the quarry. By 1823 plans were being made to construct a railway from the quarry to the port, and construction began in June 1824. By 1825 quarry records show slate shipments being made by rail. Although the railway was successful, it had a number of limitations. It passed over land that was not owned by the quarry, so rent had to be paid to the landowners. It also used several inclines along its route as it descended, and working these slowed traffic and required extra manpower. By the early 1840s it was clear that as quarry production expanded further a newer, more efficient railway was needed. In 1841 work began on the replacement Padarn Railway, which opened in 1842. The Dinorwic Railway ceased operations in 1843. References Boyd, James I.C. (1988). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 3. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-328-1.  v • d • e Historic Welsh railway companies Great Western Railway Aberdare Railway · Aberdare Valley Railway · Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway · Alexandra Docks and Railway · Bala and Dolgelly Railway · Bala and Festiniog Railway · Barry Dock and Railway · Barry Railway · Blaenavon Tramroad · Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction · Brecon and Merthyr Railway · Bridgend · Bristol and South Wales Union Railway · Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway · Cambrian Railways · Cardiff Railway · Cardiff and Ogmore · Carmarthen and Cardigan · Carmarthenshire Railway · Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway · Corris Railway · Corwen and Bala Railway · Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway · Gwendraeth Valley Railways · Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway · Kington Tramway · Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway · Llancaiach Branch · Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway · Llanidloes and Newtown Railway · Llangollen and Corwen Railway · Llantrisant and Taff Vale Junction Railway · Llynvi and Ogmore Railway · Manchester and Milford Railway · Maenclochog Railway · Mawddwy Railway · Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway · Mid-Wales Railway · Monmouth and Hereford Railway  · Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company · Neath and Brecon Railway · Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway · Newtown and Machynlleth Railway · North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway · North Wales Mineral Railway · Oswestry and Newtown Railway · Pembroke and Tenby Railway · Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway · Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway · Port Talbot Railway · Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway · Rhymney Railway · Rumney Railway · Ross and Monmouth Railway · Shrewsbury and Chester Railway · South Wales Railway · Taff Vale Railway · Tanat Valley Light Railway · Vale of Glamorgan Railway · Vale of Llangollen Railway · Vale of Neath Railway · Vale of Rheidol Railway · Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway · West Midland Railway · Whitland & Cardigan Railway · Wye Valley Railway · Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway London and North Western Railway Anglesey Central Railway · Bangor and Carnarvon · Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway · Carnarvonshire Railway · Central Wales and Carmarthen Junction · Chester and Holyhead Railway · Chester and Crewe Railway · Chester & Connah's Quay Railway · Conway and Llanrwst Railway · Llanelly Railway · Red Wharf Bay · Vale of Clwyd Railway Joint lines Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway · Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway · Quaker’s Yard and Merthyr Railway · Taff Bargoed Railway · Buckley Railway · North Wales and Liverpool Railway · Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway · Vale of Towy Railway · Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway · Wrexham and Minera Railway Independent lines Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad · Fairbourne Railway · Ffestiniog Railway · Festiniog and Blaenau Railway · Glyn Valley Tramway · Hay Railway · Kinmel Camp Railway · Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway · North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways · Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway · Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway · Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway · Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway · Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway · Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway · Snowdon Mountain Railway · Swansea and Mumbles Railway · Talyllyn Railway · Van Railway · Welsh Highland Railway Industrial railways Bailey's Tramroad · Beaufort Ironworks Tramway · Bryn Oer Tramway · Buckley Tramroad · Carnarvonshire Slate Quarries Railway · Cedryn Quarry Tramway · Cowlyd Tramway · Crawshay's Private Railway · Crickheath Tramway · Croesor Tramway · Deeside Tramway · Dinorwic Railway · Dowlais Railway  · Eigiau Tramway · Elan Valley Railway · Gorseddau Junction And Portmadoc Railway · Gorseddau Tramway · Hendre-Ddu Tramway · Kerry Tramway · Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway · Morda Tramway · Nantlle Tramway · Padarn Railway · Penrhyn Quarry Railway · Penydarren Tramway · Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry tramways · Rhiwbach Tramway · Saundersfoot Railway · Trefor Quarry railway · Tremadoc Tramway This United Kingdom railway-related article is a stub. 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