4. MISCELLANEOUS DISUSED INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS
1st November 2006

The remains of various industrial and military railway systems.

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Looking down the Cwmorthin incline towards the Ffestiniog Railway at Tanygrisiau. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell). 2nd August 2007. OS: SH685450
Looking down the Cwmorthin incline towards the Ffestiniog Railway at Tanygrisiau. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell). 2nd August 2007. OS: SH685450
 View up the Cwmorthin incline at Tangrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell). 2nd August 2007. OS: SH685450
View up the Cwmorthin incline at Tangrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog. (Photo courtesy of David Stowell). 2nd August 2007. OS: SH685450
 Slate cutting sheds at Diphws Casson quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. July 1989.
Slate cutting sheds at Diphws Casson quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. July 1989.
 Winding house at the head of one of the inclines at Diphws Casson slate quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. July 1989.
Winding house at the head of one of the inclines at Diphws Casson slate quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. July 1989.
Slate tip at the Maenofferen slate quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. A narrow gauge track would have run along the flat top of the tip. July 1989.
Slate tip at the Maenofferen slate quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. A narrow gauge track would have run along the flat top of the tip. July 1989.
 Part of the Fotty & Bowydd quarry with the trackbed of a tramway visible top right. July 1989.
Part of the Fotty & Bowydd quarry with the trackbed of a tramway visible top right. July 1989.
 Rhiwbryfdir, Blaenau Ffestiniog. In the centre of the picture is the remains of the viaduct that once connected the Oakley Quarry to to the Glan y Don slate tip. The tip has since been cleared. The standard gauge LNWR tunnel can be seen on the left and the Llechwedd slate quarry workings are in the background. August 1993..
Rhiwbryfdir, Blaenau Ffestiniog. In the centre of the picture is the remains of the viaduct that once connected the Oakley Quarry to to the Glan y Don slate tip. The tip has since been cleared. The standard gauge LNWR tunnel can be seen on the left and the Llechwedd slate quarry workings are in the background. August 1993..
 One of the disused target tracks on the Castlemartin tank gunnery range in Pembrokeshire. Many thanks to Phil Jones and Geoff Snowdon for identifying the location. June 2001.
One of the disused target tracks on the Castlemartin tank gunnery range in Pembrokeshire. Many thanks to Phil Jones and Geoff Snowdon for identifying the location. June 2001.
Another scene at the Castlemartin tank gunnery range. June 2001.
Another scene at the Castlemartin tank gunnery range. June 2001.
 Former industrial line at Charlestown harbour in Cornwall. 30th August 2005. OS: SX038516
Former industrial line at Charlestown harbour in Cornwall. 30th August 2005. OS: SX038516
Narrow gauge track inside the tunnel at Charlestown. 30th August 2005. OS: SX038516
Narrow gauge track inside the tunnel at Charlestown. 30th August 2005. OS: SX038516
 Narrow gauge track at Cosgrove on the Grand Union Canal. It was used for transporting ballast from a nearby quarry to the canal wharf. 29th April 2006. OS: SP794423
Narrow gauge track at Cosgrove on the Grand Union Canal. It was used for transporting ballast from a nearby quarry to the canal wharf. 29th April 2006. OS: SP794423
Narrow gauge pointwork at Cosgrove. 29th April 2006. OS: SP794423
Narrow gauge pointwork at Cosgrove. 29th April 2006. OS: SP794423
 Another view of the track at Cosgrove. 2nd June 2007.
Another view of the track at Cosgrove. 2nd June 2007.
 Disused lines in Falmouth Dockyard. 12th August 2008.
Disused lines in Falmouth Dockyard. 12th August 2008.
 This tunnel in the Forest of Dean was built to accommodate both tramway and railway in the 1870's. Later abandoned, it was used by the company operating Point Quarry. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty, information courtesy of Mike Wilks).
This tunnel in the Forest of Dean was built to accommodate both tramway and railway in the 1870's. Later abandoned, it was used by the company operating Point Quarry. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty, information courtesy of Mike Wilks).
Finnieston crane, Glasgow - once used to load railway locomotives for worldwide export. (Photo courtesy of Alistair MacKenzie).
Finnieston crane, Glasgow - once used to load railway locomotives for worldwide export. (Photo courtesy of Alistair MacKenzie).
 Narrow gauge track at Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall. 26th August 2005. OS: SW369346
Narrow gauge track at Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall. 26th August 2005. OS: SW369346
Abandoned tracks at King George V dock, London. 18th May 2006. OS: TQ437801
Abandoned tracks at King George V dock, London. 18th May 2006. OS: TQ437801
The trackbed of the Leighton Buzzard Railway at Double Arches. This view shows the road level crossing looking towards Leighton Buzzard. 27th April 2006. OS: SP943284
The trackbed of the Leighton Buzzard Railway at Double Arches. This view shows the road level crossing looking towards Leighton Buzzard. 27th April 2006. OS: SP943284
The former Chamberlain's Barn branch of the Leighton Buzzard Railway where it diverges from the main route at Vandyke Junction. 12th October 2008. OS: SP931262
The former Chamberlain's Barn branch of the Leighton Buzzard Railway where it diverges from the main route at Vandyke Junction. 12th October 2008. OS: SP931262
 Abandoned narrow gauge track at Levant Mine in Cornwall. 2nd September 2005. OS: SW367345
Abandoned narrow gauge track at Levant Mine in Cornwall. 2nd September 2005. OS: SW367345
 Remains of the incline that connected Moelwyn Zinc Mine with the Ffestiniog Railway. 5th August 2007.
Remains of the incline that connected Moelwyn Zinc Mine with the Ffestiniog Railway. 5th August 2007.
 The breakwater at Newlyn along which the two foot gauge system of the Penlee Quarry ran. A rail can still be seen curving onto the breakwater between the two pickup trucks. More track survives beneath the lobster pots in the distance. 14th August 2008. OS: SW466284
The breakwater at Newlyn along which the two foot gauge system of the Penlee Quarry ran. A rail can still be seen curving onto the breakwater between the two pickup trucks. More track survives beneath the lobster pots in the distance. 14th August 2008. OS: SW466284
Close up of the surviving rail curving onto the breakwater at Newlyn. 14th August 2008. OS: SW466284
Close up of the surviving rail curving onto the breakwater at Newlyn. 14th August 2008. OS: SW466284
 Viaduct over the Purton - Etloe lane that was built for the never completed Purton Steam Carriage Road, an early attempt to link the Severn with the Forest of Dean coalfield. 6th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty). OS: SO670049
Viaduct over the Purton - Etloe lane that was built for the never completed Purton Steam Carriage Road, an early attempt to link the Severn with the Forest of Dean coalfield. 6th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty). OS: SO670049
 The eastern two arches of the three arch viaduct that is the only surviving relic of the Purton Steam Carriage Road of the 1830s. 6th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty). OS: SO670049
The eastern two arches of the three arch viaduct that is the only surviving relic of the Purton Steam Carriage Road of the 1830s. 6th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Pete Dainty). OS: SO670049
 The northern end of the viaduct that carried the Bowaters Paper railway into the mill at Sittingbourne. This is the view from the end of the surviving Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
The northern end of the viaduct that carried the Bowaters Paper railway into the mill at Sittingbourne. This is the view from the end of the surviving Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
The same viaduct at Sittingbourne seen from ground level. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
The same viaduct at Sittingbourne seen from ground level. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
 Looking towards the paper mill at Sittingbourne with the former railway viaduct on the right. The viaduct span that crossed the B2006 road has been removed. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
Looking towards the paper mill at Sittingbourne with the former railway viaduct on the right. The viaduct span that crossed the B2006 road has been removed. 16th September 2007. OS: TQ904641
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