A scene of activity at Porthmadog Station. The event is a special occasion: the visit of Palmerston and some coaches from the Ffestiniog Railway.

The proximity of the Station to the adjacent standard-gauge Cambrian Railway is no coincidence: this was once the junction and goods area, where the Beddgelert Siding branched off and ran north-eastward to the exchange sidings near what is now Pen-y-Mount.

The station gable is almost completely wreathed in Palmerston's exhaust. Beyond it, the roof line of the Queen's Hotel is clearly visible, with its four chimneys. Other notable features are the monument and the corner of the local secondary school on the right.

Andy Goodwin 2000

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