The tramway got its name from the Deeside Slab Quarry, taking slabs to the Nant-y-Pandy works then on to the Rail siding at Glyndyfrdwy Station. The Quarry opened in 1876 (Though there are reports of limited operations before that date) and closed in 1923 following a major accident in 1915, when two of the men working the quarry were killed. The slate vein was reported to be about 60ft thick and cut into slabs of 1/2"-4" thick that were split into roofing slate at the Nant-y-Pandy works. In the days before iron was readily available cooking was often done on a 1" thick slab of slate, as a cooking surface. The quarry is at about 1250 ft elevation and 3.5 miles from the rail-head. At it''s peak in 1890 it employed about 200 men. After closure all quarrying was moved to the Moel Fferna Quarry, but the tramway remained in use until 1947 (some say 1950), when three Bedford trucks were purchased
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