1.2K views · 83 reactions | Then & now #wales #wrexham #gresford #marford #railway #trains #quarry #industry #history #relic #local #interesting | Dan Brown | Facebook

The Penrhyn Quarry Strike began yesterday, 22 November, 1900. It lasted a gruelling three years and became a symbol across Wales of working-class solidarity. Image copyright: painting by Henry Hawkins, National Trust Images / John Hammond. #history #otd #penrhyn #penrhynquarrystrike #politics #radical #onthisday #political #leftwing #socialist #historian #union #labour #wales #welsh #welshhistory #labourhistory #workingclasshistory #tradeunion #strike | The Radical Tea Towel Company

1.9M views · 27K reactions | In 1935, quarry workers in Port Madoc, North Wales, had a unique way of getting back from work. They used a special cart with three wheels and a handbrake to travel down the railway tracks. | History In Pictures | Facebook

🚂 PENRHYN LADIES DEPART BLAENAU FFESTINIOG 🚂 Linda and Blanche depart a wet and windy Blaenau Ffestiniog Station in the mountains of Snowdonia. The 19th century steam locomotives – known as the Penrhyn Ladies – were double-heading a special service to Porthmadog during Bygones Weekend on the Ffestiniog Railway. The railway was opened in 1836 to carry slate around 13.5 miles from the quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, where it was loaded onto ships. Linda and Blanche were both bu