Rhiwbach Slate Quarry and its tramway


Cwt y Bugail slate quarry

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The old and new powder magazines.  As the quarry expanded the original building was
replaced by a new structure.  This is seen in the photo below with Snowdon forming a backdrop.  Magazines were always situated well away from the working areas of a quarry.


The remains of a rubbish wagon and home-made winch, relics of the last
working days of Cwt y Bugail.


waste tips

The tips of Cwt y Bugail with Rhiwbach in the distance.


This short tunnel connects two of the working areas.


adit

This adit led fom the north twll to the dressing shed.
It still has 2 foot gauge track for part of its length.


rusted wagon

The barely recognisable remains of a side tipping wagon.


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