Happened to notice an small excavator sat in the remains of the Penscoins incline (Port Dinorwic / Y Felinheli) a couple of weeks back.
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It appears that the "site" is now for sale as a house plot - my initial thought is that there may be something of a stability problem, but that the potential exists for a pretty decent wine cellar!
Presumably the incline tunnel was merely blocked off, not actually filled?
A couple of archive pics are on Save Sallery's site:
http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/photos-1960's.htm http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/views-64,65,66.htm
Hello again darkness, my old friend...