Gasworks Siding

A new location in the middle of Porthmadog, specifically created to allow a locomotive to be at the head of a departing WHR train from Harbour Station without having to run round.

There is believed to have been a siding near this location in the early part of the twentieth century to serve the gasworks that stood along the front of Snowdon Street (Heol Y Wyddfa). There is map evidence to show another siding existed to a small building in the midst of what is now the car park. (i.e. immediately to right of, and just off picture)

Passing the stub of the "new" Gaswork Sidings, an early movement prior to opening was the ecs transfer of Loco 87 and Carriage 2090 to Dinas Junction, also part of a "training exercise"

As can be seen, another length of rail, and ballast, will be needed before this can be used.