Teigl Halt railway station
| Teigl Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Cwm Teigl, near Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| Area | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 52°58′11″N 3°55′13″W / 52.9698°N 3.9202°WCoordinates: 52°58′11″N 3°55′13″W / 52.9698°N 3.9202°W |
| Grid reference | SH 712 430 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 14 September 1931 | Opened for passengers only |
| 18 July 1932 | First time in Bradshaw |
| 4 January 1960 | Closed, but line remained open for goods |
| 28 January 1961 | Line closed |
| 10 April 1964 | Line reopened, but not the halt |
| 17 October 1998 | Line closed and mothballed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Teigl Halt was a solely passenger railway station which served the rural area of Cwm Teigl, south of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales.
The line through the future station site opened in 1883, replacing the 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge Festiniog and Blaenau Railway which had run along the same route since 1868. Teigl Halt was one of the 198 opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1927 and 1939, spurred by rising competition with buses and, to a lesser degree, cars.
The unstaffed halt's single platform edge was made of sleepers, the platform itself being infilled with ash and cinders. It was a mere 50 feet (15 m) long, so drivers had instructions to stop ensuring the guard's compartment was alongside. The amenities provided were a Pagoda platform shelter and an oil lamp, with a rough farm occupation crossing at the southern end.
Just south of the crossing, 23 miles 10 chains (37.2 km) from Bala, was a very short siding, physically unconnected to and at right angles to the track. This was for storing Engineering Department's motor trolleys. Staff wishing to make use of this would contact "Control" (the line's controllers and signallers) from Hut No. 19 which stood on the opposite side of the tracks from the platform. This hut contained a telephone and key apparatus enabling staff to take safe possession of the line. When they were given permission to do so they manhandled the trolley onto the "main line", returning it the same way in due course.
A short distance south of the trolley siding, in plain view from the station when looking along the sharply curved track, was the Pont Llefraith bridge over the Afon Teigl. This was replaced in the 1970s. With a radius of just 7 chains (140 m) the curve and a cutting obscured a northbound ("Down") driver's view of an occupation crossing a short distance north of the halt, so a bell operated by a treadle warned road users of a train's approach.
The September 1959 timetable shows
In 1935 the Ministry of Transport stated that the halt was used by 70 passengers per week.
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