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943:Aberdovey
736:Locations
705:Sir Haydn
399:Terminus
257:from the
160:Key dates
152:Platforms
93:4°05′20″W
1488:Waunfawr
1473:Rhyd Ddu
1385:Brynglas
1121:Heritage
1053:Tonfanau
1048:Talybont
1038:Pwllheli
1013:Penhelig
983:Llanbedr
978:Llanaber
953:Barmouth
948:Abererch
927:Mainline
819:Tom Rolt
758:Brynglas
726:Tom Rolt
691:Talyllyn
576:BBC News
311:and the
132:Owned by
125:SH586004
65:Location
1575:Commons
1453:Nantmor
1390:Dolgoch
1337:Halfway
1332:Clogwyn
1314:Penllyn
1261:Penrhyn
1251:Dduallt
1023:Pensarn
973:Harlech
920:Gwynedd
768:Dolgoch
719:Douglas
698:Dolgoch
595:Sources
440:on the
410:
402:
388:
245:History
237:in mid-
235:Gwynedd
73:Gwynedd
1400:Pendre
1357:Summit
1342:Hebron
1170:Corris
1099:Bangor
1058:Tygwyn
792:People
748:Pendre
554:
414:Pendre
341:Layout
267:Pendre
255:slates
173:c.1911
1602:Tywyn
1443:Dinas
1063:Tywyn
455:Notes
239:Wales
231:Tywyn
216:slate
76:Wales
69:Tywyn
612:2010
584:2021
552:ISBN
302:The
181:1975
165:1866
333:by
327:in
273:no
229:in
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574:.
550:.
546:.
515:^
491:^
463:^
337:.
241:.
233:,
71:,
911:e
904:t
897:v
642:e
635:t
628:v
614:.
586:.
560:.
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