Dinas Station

Dinas Station opened for passengers in January 1865 but by the early 1870s all passenger trains went only to Duffws. In 1872 the station staff were :-

Henry (Thomas?) Cooke, Station Master

Ellis Griffith, Oilman

Thomas Manley, Wagon Inspector

Job Owen, Demurrage, Clerk

John Price, Signalman at junction

Samuel Parkins, Shunting Driver

John Griffith, Shunting Stoker

The station continued to be staffed (at a reduced level) until about 1900.

The Princess at Dinas
*Date: c1878 *Photo: Unknown

looking from Glan-y-pwll direction, Dinas Station building
*Date: 1887 *Photo: Bleasdale (FR Archives)

The site of Dinas Station in 2013, the large rock outcrop can be seen behind the station building inf the Bleasdale photo

See also

• Dinas Branch with the differing options
• Dinas Junction FR