Cwm Prysor Viaduct, which is occasionally referred to as Blaen-y-Cwm Viaduct, is a railway viaduct which crosses the Afon Prysor in thinly populated uplands east of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It was built by the Bala and Festiniog Railway. It carried a single track on a line that ran between and . The line it was built for went out of service in 1961.The viaduct on an Edwardian 6" OS map, via National Library of ScotlandThe viaduct, via Rail Map Online
History The structure consists of nine stone arches carrying a single bi-directional track over which passenger trains ran from 1882 to 1960, with freight trains lasting until 1961. The viaduct was the most substantial single structure on the line. It is sharply curved, necessitating the provision of a check rail in its active railway days.
In 1953 extensive repair work was undertaken in which the opportunity was taken to raise the parapet and add metal railings on top.
A "Last Train" special crossed the viaduct a week before final closure. The track was lifted in the 1960s.
The prospect of rail traffic returning over the viaduct is very remote, not least because part of the route has been flooded by the construction of a dam at Llyn Celyn.
Modern access The structure is Grade II Listed. The landowner allows public access but there is no public right of way.The viaduct, via flickr
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External links The line LJT2 with mileages Railway Codes Reminiscences by a local railwayman Forgotten Relics 1960 Working timetable 2D53 Special train on the viaduct NW Rail