Talk:Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Origin and Development of station
I am sorry, but I must take exception in the removal of the "slightly" inaccurate information in the info box. From it, as it stood before my edit, it didnt seem to exist before 1982! (except buried within the text on page 4!). Immediatly prior to that version it was stated as belonging to LNWR.

Correcting. On opening of the F&B the station was located more near where the FR access foot crossing now stands. (photo evidence exists). Conversion to standard gauge, expansion, rebuilding, and resiting in 1881-3 (under auspices of GWR - not LNWR), had moved it slightly further towards Glanypwll, but still within the location of today. FR Timetables show this as being a passenger station for some time, not least for the period from closure of FR Duffws in 1931 to the cessation in 1946 (sorry, end of passenger service in 1939), it was technically a joint terminus. See pictures for location [here]

The LNWR connection was at Stesion Fein, but it was not co sited, as there was a road between the two stations.

As it was located in the confines of the current station, the original owner can be stated to have been the Festiniog and Blaenau Railway, and not GWR.

As further verification, the location is clearly shown at the mapping site Old Maps UK at various dates --Keith 07:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC)


 * However any reference that the any station on the current site was named Blaenau Ffestiniog North is plainly wrong - not "slightly" inaccurate. Without Butt to hand I cannot give the referenced dates of the various incarnations of the station on the site. I think the GW called it Central at one point. --Stewart  ( talk |  edits ) 14:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Quite correct, an error I didnt pick up on. However, since the comment within the text was correct, I would have thought amending "North" to "Central" in the infobox easy than deleting, and having to re-insert. --Keith 15:36, 31 May 2010 (UTC)


 * All the Butt information for the station(s) on that site now added. Note the differing spellings of F(f)estiniog. --Stewart  ( talk |  edits ) 16:43, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Cheers Stewart, forgot it was Duffws - silly, considering amount put into FR Wiki on subject previously!!

(and we aint gonna start on location of station between Nov 1882 ans Sept 1883 - ChrisJ has a photo!) --Keith 17:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Images query
I'm concerned that (1) is irrelevant as it shows nothing of the station (2) is OK but could do better and EITHER (3) OR (4) would be OK, but not both. Tony May (talk) 10:31, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If you are worried, then be bold and remove. Personally, I cannot see the issues with those four images, I'm more concerned with the one adrift on its own by the Ref section which doesn't have any text and seems to show a hill, with a very underexposed foreground. Regards. The joy of all things (talk) 10:39, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Right this one, I agree it's a bit random. It's a view looking east you can see the headshunt of the Ffestiniog Railway on the right and the headshunt of the Conway Valley Line in the middle, this is where the line used to go up to the nuclear power station. Tony May (talk) 10:56, 21 March 2019 (UTC)