Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
The Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway operating at three levels within the extensive limestone quarry on the Penrhyn Bay side of the Little Orme at Llandudno on the North Wales coast.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Porth Dyniewyd |
| Locale | Wales |
| Dates of operation | 1889–1931 |
| Successor | Abandoned |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 1 mile |
Locomotives
| Name | Builder | Wheel arrangement | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mona | Hughes Foundry | 0-4-0VB | |||
| Little Orme | Manning Wardle | 0-4-0ST | 1873 | 478 | Built for the Leeds Corporation Water Works at Swinsty Reservoir |
| Ellesmere | Kerr Stuart | 0-4-2ST | 1912 | 1255 | |
| Garth | Kerr Stuart | 0-4-2ST | 1914 | 1257 | |
| Penrhyn | Kerr Stuart | 0-4-2ST | 1918 | 3092 | Scrapped 1940 |
| No. 1 | Sentinel | 4wVB | 1926 | 6256 | |
| No. 2 | Sentinel | 4wVB | 1926 | 6255 | |
| No. 3 | Sentinel | 4wVB | 1926 | 6257 |
References
- Boyd, James I.C. (1990). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 3. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-328-1.
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