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Loading slates at Corris Railway Station, c. 1900
  • The following extracts are taken from the diary of the poet John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) for the year 1872. At the time, Ceiriog was employed as station-master in Caersws, Montgomeryshire, where he was responsible for overseeing the newly-opened railway line which ran from Caersws to the leadmining settlement of Fan. J. Ceiriog Hughes (1832-87) was born in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire. After working in Manchester and later as a railway clerk in London he returned to Wales in 1868 when he was appointed station-master at Caersws. Ceiriog had begun composing poetry as a young man, but it was not until 1860 that his first volume was published, entitled 'Oriau'r Hwyr'. Further volumes quickly followed, including 'Oriau'r Bore' (1862) and 'Cant o Ganeuon' (1863), which contained some of his most popular work. His songs in particular were extremely popular and some, such as 'Nant y Mynydd' and 'Alun Mabon' continue to be sung and recited at eisteddfodau and concerts.
Extracts from a diary kept by the poet and station-master John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog), 1872 [front cover, image 1 of 7]
Steam navvy cutting the Ellesmere-Wrexham Railway at Bangor-on-Dee, c. 1890
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
The last goods train to use the Llangynog to Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant branch line, 2 July 1952
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles.
The last goods train to use the Llangynog-Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant branch line, 2 July 1952
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles. This photograph shows Ken Hughes the fireman waving a flag.
The last goods train to use the Llangynog-Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant branch line, 2 July 1952