c. cccxxxv) of 6 August to run from the Cambrian Railway at Ellesmere to the GWR at Chirk and thence to follow the Glyn Ceiriog road to the quarries.

This initial line, at 6.5 miles (10.5 km) long, was opened in 1873, and was worked by horse and gravity traction carrying passengers and freight.

The 1874 timetable shows three passenger journeys each way per day, originating at "New Inn, Glyn" at 8am, reaching "Pontvaen (Chirk)" at 8.45.

The tram reached this curve at too great a speed and the trucks were shot over the side throwing some of the passengers down the steep rocky bank into the river, fortunately without any fatalities.

Under the 1885 act access to canal wharfage was obtained by extending the tramway further North from Chirk Station to the redundant Black Park Collieries Dock Basin.

Tickets were bought from the van at the rear of the train, obviating the need for booking clerks and station masters.

Freight traffic continued to decline and the losses to mount on the railway and all services ceased in July 1935 as the company went into voluntary liquidation.

When rebuilding of the line began in 1887, Dennis offered to loan the two steam locomotives from Snailbeach, as the carriage of lead ore on that railway had plummeted.

The Act of Parliament did not allow the gauge to be changed as part of the rebuilding, but in practice, it was increased to 2 ft 4+1⁄2 in (724 mm).

In 1921, an ex-War Department Light Railways Baldwin Class 10-12-D was purchased; it was regauged by Beyer Peacock from its original 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge.

Two of these bodies survived long enough to be rescued by the Talyllyn Railway where they have been restored to working order and are now used in regular traffic.

They plan to recreate its appearance in the 1920s era and provide a visitor centre and workshops with educational facilities to display and interpret the history and development of the Tramway through artefacts and audio-visual media.

The Glyn Valley Tramway Trust are to carry out a Design and Evaluation study of the entire route from Chirk to Glyn Ceiriog and beyond, and as a first phase intends to re-instate a 1-kilometre (0.6 mi) section as an operational steam heritage railway from the original Chirk GVT station to Baddy's Wood near Pontfaen.