Stesion Fein
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| Stesion Fein | |
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| Site of station | |
| Previous Station | Tanygrisiau |
| Previous Location | Glanypwll |
| Status | Station - demolished |
| Next Location | Duffws |
| Next Station | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| Latitude | 52:59:45.23N |
| Longitude | 03:56:42.66W |
| Grid Reference | SH695460 |
| Harbour Station | |
OSGrid:SH695460 Latt / Long :52.99574 / -3.94491
Stesion Fein (originally, and more correctly, spelled Stesion Fain [Narrow Station]), was originally opened in 1881 to provide an exchange station with the, then, newly-opened station of the LNWR on the opposite side of the road. Because of the road at its rear and an expanse of very boggy ground in front the FR Co. station was quite narrow, but it did not need to be anything else as it only served passengers. All goods traffic was dealt with using extensive interchange sidings in the LNWR yard, on the far side of their station.
The FR Co. station had offices at either end and the long platform was protected from Blaenau's notorious weather by a slate roofed, iron-framed, canopy.
In mid 1956, part of the Stesion Fein site was taken over for the construction of the access road to the Tanygrisiau pumped storage project. The station canopy, together with its cast iron supports and valances were sold, to raise much needed funds, for the shielding of spectators from the worst of the Cambrian elements at Cae Clyd Football Ground, at Manod in the parish of Ffestiniog.
*Date Apil 1976 *Photo: David Stowell
*Date July 1976 *Photo: Donald Farnworth
There was talk of repatriating the canopy with the FR (Feb 2005), and subsequently the canopy was returned and the slates from it were used in the rebuilding of Rhiw Goch Signal box.
Prior to settling on the expanded GWR Exchange site, the station was one of many possible terminus sites for the re-opened line.
*Date: July 2005 *Photo: Keith C. Bradbury