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The book, titled "The Hendre Ddu Tramway: Blue Stones and Green Trees", is a complete history of the Hendre Ddu Tramway, its associated industries and the people whose lives were effected by it. Written over eight years, it is a comprehensively researched look at this obscure and under-documented Welsh railway. Modern research techniques have allowed a much more detailed picture of the history of the tramway to emerge than has previously been possible.
Running to several hundred pages, with a treasure trove of previously unpublished historical and modern photography, the book is split into 19 chapters:
1 Introduction
2 The Cwmllecoediog Tramroad 1865-1870
3 The start of Hendreddu Quarry 1868-1875
4 The Bradwells take over 1876-1887
5 Maesygamfa 1862-1914
6 Gartheiniog starts 1880-1915
7 Talymeirin 1868-1919
8 Heyday into decline 1887-1914
9 The Tramway during the First World War
10 Questionable dealings 1918-1922
11 Mixed fortunes 1922-1937
12 The last go at Hendreddu 1937-1946
13 Rolling stock, permanent way and operations
14 Forestry Commission tramways after 1948
15 The main tramways described
16 Maesygamfa Quarry describe
17 Gartheiniog Quarry described
18 Hendreddu Quarry described
19. Research sources and thanks
Errata
Errata
A few mistakes have been discovered since publication. I'm happy to provide these corrections. If you find a possible error, please let me know, I want to get as much right as possible.
Page 21. As Jon Knowles correctly points out, until the Slate Mines Gunpowder Act of 1882 explosives were used in an unregulated way in mines across Great Britain, so Hendreddu probably used explosives before then.
Page 65. The Mines Inspector was G.J. Williams, not H.G. Williams. Thanks again to Jon Knowles
Page 118. The pipes at roof level in the underground photograph carried compressed air, not electrical wiring. Another one from Jon Knowles.
The author's copy takes its place on the shelves next to some favorite volumes
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