Scope and Content

Records of Penrhyndeudraeth and Talsarnau Stations, 1928-1980, including staff records, 1949-1965; miscellaneous, 1939-1977; transport records, 1928-1980; and station master's records, 1934-1980.

Administrative / Biographical History

Penrhyndeudraeth and Talsarnau stations, Merionethshire, were on the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway. Construction began on the railway from 1861, but it was not until after the railway was amalgamated with Cambrian Railways in 1865, that Penrhyndeudraeth and Talsarnau stations were opened. In 1922, Cambrian Railways became part of the Great Western Railway, which itself became the British Railways, Western Region in 1948. Both stations remain in use.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following: Staff; Miscellaneous; Transport; and Station master.

Access Information

No restrictions

Acquisition Information

Source not recorded

Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Archifdy Meirionnydd Archives, Casgliad Gorsaf Penrhyndeudraeth/ Penrhyndeudraeth Station Collection, catalogue; Railscot: Railway History, (http://www.railscot.co.uk/index.htm), viewed 27 October 2004; Green, C. C., The Coast Lines of the Cambrian Railways: Volume 2, (Didcot, 1996).

Other Finding Aids

Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Meirionnydd Archives and the National Library of Wales.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

All records deposited at Meirionnydd Archives have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected