Pwllheli And Llanbedrog Tramway

The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a narrow gauge horse tramway on the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. It originally ran from Pwllheli town centre to the West End resort on the sea front, and was later extended to Llanbedrog. The tramway was one of many developed by Solomon Andrews. HistoryThe tramway was constructed shortly after Solomon Andrews purchased his land holdings in Pwllheli in 1893. It comprised a 2. 5 mile stretch from the Carreg-y-defaid quarry, south west of Pwllheli to West End, for the purposes of carrying stone for the construction of the sea wall and The Parade. Construction was underway in May 1894 and the tramway was open by the summer of 1894. The tramway timetable of 1 August 1896 shows the service from West End starting at 9. 00am, running at 40 minute intervals until 8. 20pm. The fare was 2d and toast-rack and covered single deck cars were in service. A horse bus provided a connection between West End and the town. In the 12 months ending June 1895, 1332 wagon loads of stone were transported from the quarry. Unfortunately a storm in 1896 destroyed much of the line which had been laid along the beach. It was reconstructed further inland and opened shortly afterwards. In 1898, Andrews purchased the estate at Llanbedrog including the large house of Glyn-y-weddw. The tramway was extended to Llanbedrog around the same time. Glyn-y-weddw was opened as an art gallery and this attracted holiday makers from the West End resort to use the tramway. By 1909 the service had been reduced considerably. with further reductions in 1911. During the National Eisteddfod held in Pwllheli in 1925, the tramway was packed to capacity.

The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a narrow gauge horse tramway on the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. It originally ran from Pwllheli town centre to the West End resort on the sea front, and was later extended to Llanbedrog. The tramway was one of many developed by Solomon Andrews. HistoryThe tramway was constructed shortly after Solomon Andrews purchased his land holdings in Pwllheli in 1893. It comprised a 2. 5 mile stretch from the Carreg-y-defaid quarry, south west of Pwllheli to West End, for the purposes of carrying stone for the construction of the sea wall and The Parade. Construction was underway in May 1894 and the tramway was open by the summer of 1894. The tramway timetable of 1 August 1896 shows the service from West End starting at 9. 00am, running at 40 minute intervals until 8. 20pm. The fare was 2d and toast-rack and covered single deck cars were in service. A horse bus provided a connection between West End and the town. In the 12 months ending June 1895, 1332 wagon loads of stone were transported from the quarry. Unfortunately a storm in 1896 destroyed much of the line which had been laid along the beach. It was reconstructed further inland and opened shortly afterwards. In 1898, Andrews purchased the estate at Llanbedrog including the large house of Glyn-y-weddw. The tramway was extended to Llanbedrog around the same time. Glyn-y-weddw was opened as an art gallery and this attracted holiday makers from the West End resort to use the tramway. By 1909 the service had been reduced considerably. with further reductions in 1911. During the National Eisteddfod held in Pwllheli in 1925, the tramway was packed to capacity.