Locations/Plas Halt to Tan y Bwlch
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| Before | Plas Halt |
| Beyond | Tan y Bwlch |
[edit] Plas Halt station
- Llechwedd Coed (Hillside in the wood)
- Gradient Post 120/82
- Penrhediad (Top of the grade) Marking the easing of the uphill gradient to 1 in 120. The long curves from here to Tan y Bwlch are at a more gentle gradient.
- Crossing Bothy (i.e. bwthyn = hut)
- Tro Bagl (Shepherd’s Crook Curve) - an asymmetrical S-bend.
- Crossing Mawr (Big Crossing) - crosses a wide forest road at a very acute angle.
- Whistling Curve
- Three Gates
- Milepost 7
- Embankment with culvert for the Hafod-y-Llyn stream.
- Hafod-y-Llyn
- Gradient Post 100/120
- Tan-y-bwlch Bridge Curve or "7¼-mile Curve"
- Tan-y-bwlch Road Bridge (B4410 Beddgelert)
[edit] Tan y Bwlch station
Source: Compiled from the original FR Heritage Chronology, available from the FRHG and used here with permission