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Pre 1830 - Ideas and rivalries abound[edit]
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A table of key events in the history of the Festiniog Railway Pre 1830
| Year |
Day |
Month |
Event |
Source
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| 1800 |
. |
. |
William Madocks builds the Creassy Embankment (later to become the trackbed of the Croesor Tramway and WHR) to cut off the north-west of Traeth Mawr and allow the establishment of Tremadoc. |
Lewis
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| 1807 |
. |
. |
Madocks obtains Act of Parliament empowering him to commence building the 1600 yard Cob across the mouth of Traeth Mawr |
Winton
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| 1808 |
. |
. |
Construction of the Cob began, using a narrow gauge tramway (probably 3ft gauge) |
Lewis
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| 1809 |
. |
. |
Penrhyn Cottage at the east end of the Cob, built as workshops, stables and offices |
Lewis
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| 1811 |
. |
May |
Penrhyn Cottage complex renamed Boston Lodge after Madocks' Lincolnshire constituency |
Winton
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| 1811 |
. |
July |
Cob completed |
Winton
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| 1811 |
16 |
Sep |
Cob opening celebrations commence |
Winton
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| 1811 |
. |
. |
Tramrails removed from the Cob |
Lewis
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| 1812 |
. |
Feb |
Storm breaches a 100 yard section of the Cob; tramline relaid to repair breach |
Lewis
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| 1814 |
. |
. |
Breach repaired. Cob re-opened and rails retained for maintenance purposes |
Lewis
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| 1820 |
1 |
May |
William Madocks speculates about building a railway from the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries to the Traeth Bach quays on the Afon Dwyryd below Tan-y-Bwlch. |
Lewis
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| 1821 |
. |
. |
Madocks obtains an Act of Parliament to authorise contruction of a harbour at Ynys-y-Towyn to take advantage of the deep channel carved out by the sluice for the Cob, and to be named after himself, Port Madoc. The Act makes provision for any future railway from the quarries to join the Cob tramway. |
Lewis
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| 1824 |
21 |
Oct |
The first quay at Portmadoc rented by slate quarry operator Samuel Holland |
Lewis
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| 1825 |
18 |
Feb |
Two rival railway schemes presented to Parliament to link the Blaenau Ffestiniog slate quarries with Port Madoc - one from Madocks and the other from Oakeley. Both fail. |
Lewis
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| 1826 |
16 |
Feb |
Moelwyn & Port Madoc Railway bill presented to Parliament on behalf of Lord Rothschild. The route up Cwm Croesor and the west side of Moelwyn Mawr is surveyed by James Spooner. This scheme also fails. |
Lewis
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| 1828 |
15 |
Sep |
William Madocks dies in Paris. |
Lewis
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| 1829 |
. |
Dec |
Henry Archer meets Samuel Holland Jnr in a pub in Pen-y-Groes |
Winton
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| Changes
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People
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| Dividend Payout
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Literature
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Stations
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Carriages
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