According to PhilH, the bridge over the 'valley' was built to carry slate waste before the mainline railway arrived, hence the very sharp curve to get the LNWR branch line under it as well as over a stream. A lot of slate activity was squeezed into this area and it makes for an interesting scout around the remains of bridges and earthworks where once lay tracks standard and narrow gauge tracks.
Potential slate waste traffic that never materialized. 66514 was one of a pair testing haulage and braking on the 1-in-90 incline outside Festiniog Tunnel on 17th November 2002...
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Roy Castle OBE is on the last lap into Blaenau Ffestiniog with 'The Great Britain' land cruise in the 1990's...
31400, constructed from two damaged Class 31's, labours round the sharp curve leading away from the old Ffestiniog North station with the 14.18 to Llandudno on 16th august 1988. This was a DMU replacement service...
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Amlwch Freighter was photographed dropping down from Festiniog Tunnel into Blaenau with a tunnel inspection train on a very dull 16th June 1990. At one time there were narrow gauge tracks behind the train and on the embankment just below the train as well as in the foreground...