Chronology 1830-1862
1830 to 1862 - Creation of a horse tramway[edit]
| Chronology | |||||||||
| Pre 1830 | 1830 - 1862 | 1863 - 1889 | 1890 - 1926 | 1927 - 1946 | 1947 - 1954 | 1955 - 1958 | 1959 - 1982 | 1983 - 1994 | 1995 - date |
| "Legend" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Changes | Engines | People |
| Dividend Payout | Literature | BOT/HMRI |
| History | Stations | Carriages |
| Year | Day | Month | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | . | . | Henry Archer, a Dublin entrepreneur, begins work to promote what was to become the FR, surveyed by James Spooner. | Lewis |
| 1831 | 23 | Feb | Archer's FR bill presented to Parliament but meets opposition from vested interests. | Lewis |
| 1831 | 22 | Jun | Archer's bill once again submitted to Parliament but fails a second time. | Lewis |
| 1832 | 19 | Jan | Archer's FR bill presented for a third time. | Lewis |
| 1832 | 25 | May | FR Parliamentary Bill receives Royal Assent with suitable safeguards for the Madocks Estate, the Oakeleys, and the Traeth Bach slate carters | Lewis |
| 1833 | 26 | Feb | W.G.Oakeley lays first stone near Creuau as construction by James Smith of Caernarfon proceeds using a gauge of "about 2ft". | Lewis |
| 1834 | . | Apr | James Smith discharged by Archer and work to complete the line by the FR Co is put under James Spooner. | Lewis |
| 1834 | . | Aug | Samuel Holland Jnr agrees to use the railway for the transport of slates | Winton |
| 1836 | 20 | Apr | FR opens for Holland's slate traffic (using horse operation) although the inclines were incomplete. | Lewis |
| 1836 | . | . | Archer's active involvement in the FR ceases as a result of Boardroom disputes. | Lewis |
| 1837 | . | Dec | Agreement with Welsh Slate Co. to use the railway | Winton |
| 1838 | . | Oct | Welsh Slate Co. slates carried on FR for the first time through an incline connection at Rhiwbryfdir. | Lewis |
| 1839 | . | . | Rail connection into Holland's quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog achieved through the construction of an incline. | Lewis |
| 1839 | . | Dec | Construction of 730 yard Moelwyn Tunnel commences | Winton |
| 1842 | 1 | Jan | Agreement to carry slate of Rhiwbryfdir Slate Co, connected by incline at Dinas. | Boyd |
| 1842 | 24 | May | Moelwyn Tunnel opens | Winton |
| 1843 | . | . | FR Co pays first dividend - 7% | Winton |
| 1845 | . | . | FR carries materials for opening up of Cwm Orthin quarry. | Boyd |
| 1848 | . | . | Incline connected into Llechwedd quarry from Rhiwbryfdir. | Boyd |
| 1848 | . | . | First slate output from Maenofferen quarry carried over the FR from Duffws. Output ceases 1849-1856. | Boyd |
| 1850 | . | . | First Cwm Orthin slate passes down FR from Tanygrisiau. | Boyd |
| 1851 | . | . | 60 yard Garnedd Tunnel cut | Boyd |
| 1851 | 31 | Mar | Hafodty quarry commences to use the FR for slate carriage for just a few weeks | Boyd |
| 1851 | . | . | Wrysgan quarry connected to FR by incline south of Tanygrisiau. | Boyd |
| 1854 | . | . | Votty And Bowydd quarries connected to FR at Duffws. | Boyd |
| 1854 | . | . | First slate from Rhosydd Slate Quarry carried over FR although a physical rail connection never existed. | Boyd |
| 1856 | . | . | Death of James Spooner. | Boyd |
| 1857 | 3rd | March | First iron slate wagon finished. | Archives |
| 1860 | . | . | Turner and the Cassons are the last major quarry to start using the FR for slate transport, through Duffws. | Boyd |
| 1861 | . | . | Rhiwbach Tramway, connecting by inclines with the FR via Duffws, built by FR Co at the expense of the Festiniog Slate Co. | Boyd |
| 1862 | 10 | Oct | FR Co advertises in 'The Engineer' for tenders for the construction of steam locomotives | Winton |
| Chronology | |||||||||
| Pre 1830 | 1830 - 1862 | 1863 - 1889 | 1890 - 1926 | 1927 - 1946 | 1947 - 1954 | 1955 - 1958 | 1959 - 1982 | 1983 - 1994 | 1995 - date |
| "Legend" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Changes | Engines | People |
| Dividend Payout | Literature | BOT/HMRI |
| History | Stations | Carriages |