Tyddyn Bridge Halt railway station
Tyddyn Bridge Halt was a railway station which served the village of Frongoch, Gwynedd, Wales. It was on the Great Western Railway's (GWR's) Bala Ffestiniog Line in Gwynedd, Wales. Origins In 1882 the Bala and Ffestiniog Railway opened the line from to a temporary terminus at , Trawsfynydd was one of the stations opened with the line; the future Tyddyn Bridge Halt would be on this line. At Festiniog passengers had to transfer to narrow gauge trains if they wished to continue northwards. To do this people travelling from Bala to Blaenau or beyond walked the few yards from the standard gauge train to the narrow gauge train much as they do today between the Conwy Valley Line and the Ffestiniog Railway at . The following year the narrow gauge line was converted to standard gauge, but narrow gauge trains continued to run until 5 September 1883 using a third rail. Standard gauge trains first ran through from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog on 10 September 1883. The line was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1910. Tyddyn Bridge Halt was one of the 198 opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1927 and 1939, spurred by rising competition with buses and, to a lesser degree, cars. The prime reason in this case was to serve walkers. The halt stood in a very thinly populated rural area with no obvious source of traffic; conversely, the people who did live, work and increasingly take leisure activities in the area had no other obvious means of transport. Description The unstaffed halt's single platform was made of wood. It was a mere long, so drivers had instructions to stop ensuring the guard's compartment was alongside. The amenities provided were a platform shelter and two oil lamps. The station nameboard was double faced and could therefore be read by people on the platform and trains and from the rear as a station sign by people on surrounding land. The halt stood immediately off the eastern end of the bridge of the same name, which crossed the Afon Tryweryn. The halt was only accessible by path from the Bala to Capel Celyn road. Services The September 1959 timetable shows Northbound three trains calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Monday to Saturday an extra evening train calling at all stations from Bala to Blaenau on Saturday a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Bala to Trawsfynydd The journey time from Bala to Tyddyn Bridge Halt was around 10 minutes. Southbound three trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Monday to Saturday two extra trains calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala on Saturday an extra train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Trawsfynydd on Saturday evening a Monday to Friday train calling at all stations from Blaenau to Bala, except Llafar, Bryn-celynog and Cwm Prysor Halts The journey time from Blaenau to Tyddyn Bridge Halt was around 67 minutes, except for one Saturdays