Moel Tryfan Quarry
Notes from J I C Boyd[1] on Moel Tryfan Quarry
Location: Near Moel Tryfan village.
Operators:
Open by 1830
By 1867 (after Hayward)
1875 Unknown company
1879 Moel Tryfan Slate & Slab Co. Ltd. (Closed down 1918)
1918 Became part of Amalgamated Slate Association (Wound up 1931)
1932 Caernarvonshire Crown Slate Quarries Ltd.
Periods of Working: 18?? - 1914 open but closed intermittently; 1918-1929 (re-opened), 1933-1939, 194? - 1958, 1959 on.
Tonnages: 1864 - 775, 1882 - 1,880.
Employees: 1864 - 50, 1882 - 81, 1914 - 250
Rail System: Connected to Alexandria Quarry by tunnel; rail system connected via Alexandria to Drumhead of North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways. Nominal 2 foot gauge. Internal tramway abandoned in 1966 in favour of lorry haulage.
Motive Power: Un-named 0-4-0 T De Winton geared built around 1870 Sold or scrap c 1894.
Tryfan 0-4-0 ST Hunslet Engine Co. Works number 781 of 1902 new to quarry scrapped c 1940.
Cadfan 0-4-0 ST Hunslet Engine Co. Works number 848 of 1904 new to quarry scrapped c 1940.
Un-named 4 wh Rail tractor Ruston &Hornsby Works number 17414 of 1936 Withdrawn 1966. Loaned to Fron Quarry from time to time for haulage to Drumhead.
In 2016 Caernarvonshire Crown Slate Quarries (CCSQ) Ltd was given planning permission to remove up to 36,000 tons of slate material per year[2].
In 2020 it appears from Google Maps that there may still be some activity at this quarry.
References[edit]
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1986) [1981]. Narrow gauge railways in North Caernarvonshire. Volume 1, The West. Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361-273-0. OCLC 14641039. p 239.
- ^ NorthWalesLive (2016) Gwynedd quarry to almost double slate extraction provoking outrage from residents https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gwynedd-quarry-double-slate-extraction-11048353