Dolgarrog Railway

The Dolgarrog Railway was a half-mile-long standard-gauge industrial railway, in Dolgarrog, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It ran between Dolgarrog station and the Dolgarrog Aluminium Works, joining the LNWR Conwy Valley Line at a sidings near Dolgarrog station.

History
In 1916, a standard-gauge railway was built, connecting the aluminium works to the Conwy Valley Line, then run by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). A station at Dolgarrog was built on the Conwy Valley Line to provide sidings and an interchange with the line to the aluminium works. The line was used to transport materials to the works, aluminium from the works, and workers to and from Dolgarrog.

After World War II, the railway was dismantled as transportation by road took over.

Restoration
In 2010, the Dolgarrog Railway Society laid the first pieces of track to restore the line as a heritage railway. The first section of track was opened on 13 August 2011.

Restored rolling stock


The Dolgarrog Railway Society have restored a diesel locomotive, Taurus, to be used at the site.