Railway at Kinmel Camp

[valerie1]

Has any one any details on the railway that ran through the army camp at kinmel camp near Abergele .

Is it still there if not when was it decommissioned was it run by the army or by a private line i know it was still in use in 1919,

thanks

[Keith Bateman]

Hi valerie1,

Here is a start site for you to look at - I will see if I can find anything out about later events

http://www.railscot.co.uk/Kinmel_Camp_Railway/frame.htm

There seems to have been a mutiny at the camp in 1919 - I presume you know about that?

Cheers

Keith

[valerie1]

Hello Keith

Thank you so much have dashed of e.mail to the address you gave me let you know.

Any extra info would be very much appreciated

Val

Love the Cheshire cat

[JTR Rhyl]

The railway was out of Kinmel Park Camp before 1962, but the camp was realy large in the early years, went from Bodelwyddan Castle to Kinmel Hall, I am not shore which part of the camp it went into but at Bodelwyddan there was no trace of it in 1962.

[valerie1]

Thank you for the info on Kinmel, I have hit a brick wall I was looking for a needle in a haystack, but found it all very interesting Thank you

[ainslie]

There have been several posts on the Great War Forum about Kinmel Park Camp, where at least one member has done a lot of research into its history and even conducted a visit.
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[JTR Rhyl]

There is a book that I have heared of it goes throw the history of Kinme and the camp, it starts off when Kinmel hall was built, to about the 1960s.
Kinmel Characters.
I think it should say something about the railway.

[valerie1]

Thank you I have a book i bought on e bay about Kinmel when the Canadian Solders were there very intresting.

[JTR Rhyl]

Do you mean Kinme Park Camp Riots 1919 by Julian Putkowski.
No this is a diffrent on, this is about Kinmel Hall and the camp, I once spoke to a Paul Hughs who used to be working for Kinmel Hall. If you could find him he could possibly tell you.