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SH5738 : 'Bug-boxes' at Porthmadog Harbour Station 1959

taken 66 years ago, near to Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales

'Bug-boxes' at Porthmadog Harbour Station 1959
'Bug-boxes' at Porthmadog Harbour Station 1959
These formed a rake known as the 'Flying Flea' LinkExternal link which could be put into service as a relief times when loads were. From left to right can be seen Van 2, an original quarrymen's coach later equipped as a brake van, standard second class coaches 4 and 5, and observation car 6. The latter was originally a first class saloon and has since been rebuilt to that condition. Nos. 4 and 5 are thought to be the earliest passenger carriages to be built for a narrow gauge railway worldwide.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Railways Place: Porthmadog Station other tags: Heritage Railway Festiniog Railway Railway Carriages Victorian Railway Carriage Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Porthmadog [787] · Ffestiniog Railway [572] · Harbour Station [555] · Porthmadog Harbour Station [158] · Ex-SAR NGG16 Class Garratt [26] ·
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Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
August 1959   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5710 3837 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.4205N 4:7.6259W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5712 3838
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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