Gelert's Farm halt
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Gelert's Farm halt on the Welsh Highland Railway Limited was opened in 1988. It is a simple platform alongside the main shed at Gelert's Farm Works
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All trains in one direction stop at the halt for the passengers to visit the museum. The halt is a request stop
for trains in the other direction. Until the end of 2005 trains stopped in the Pen-y-Mount
(up) direction. From the 2006 season, trains stop in the Porthmadog
(down) direction. The platform was rebuilt and extended in 2006. In early 2007, the platform was extended a further 40 ft (12.2 m) in the northerly direction and a ramp constructed to enter the North Yard. A water supply has been installed at the southern end of the platform for watering locomotive
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Gelert's Farm Works
Gelert's Farm Works is the operating centre for the Welsh Highland Railway Limited and the Welsh Highland Railway Preservation Society. It was, as the name suggests, a working farm.-History:...
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All trains in one direction stop at the halt for the passengers to visit the museum. The halt is a request stop
Request stop
In public transport, a request stop or flag stop describes a stopping point at which trains or buses stop only on an as-need or request basis; that is, only if there are passengers to be picked up or dropped off. In this way, infrequently used stopping points can be served efficiently.Trains save...
for trains in the other direction. Until the end of 2005 trains stopped in the Pen-y-Mount
Pen-y-Mount railway station
Pen-y-Mount Junction station is the northern terminus of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway. It opened on the 2 August 1980 at which time it consisted of a single platform with a run round loop and was intended to be a temporary terminus....
(up) direction. From the 2006 season, trains stop in the Porthmadog
Porthmadog (WHR) railway station
Porthmadog railway station is the southern terminus of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway and serves the western end of the town of Porthmadog in Gwynedd, Wales. It is situated opposite the Porthmadog National Rail station. The station opened on 2 August 1980 and was originally a simple wooden...
(down) direction. The platform was rebuilt and extended in 2006. In early 2007, the platform was extended a further 40 ft (12.2 m) in the northerly direction and a ramp constructed to enter the North Yard. A water supply has been installed at the southern end of the platform for watering locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
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