Abergynolwyn railway station
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Abergynolwyn railway station is a station on the Talyllyn Railway near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd, in Mid-Wales. It is 6.55 miles (10.54 km) from Tywyn Wharf. The name 'Abergynolwyn' means 'Mouth-of-the-River-with-a-Whirlpool'.
Abergynolwyn station
A train in Abergynolwyn station, with the original station building, looking east circa 1885.
A train in Abergynolwyn station, with the station's second, slate, station building, looking west. 3 August 1951.
A train in Abergynolwyn station, looking east, 26 September 1953.
Bryn Eglwys quarry
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Bryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire, Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and westwards towards Tywyn. It was one of many quarries that worked these veins.
Spoil heaps at the disused Bryn Eglwys quarry, 2008
The top of The Alltwyllt Incline, the first incline leading to the quarry from Nant Gwernol station / sidings