1941 July, C. Hamilton Ellis, Charles E. Lee, “The Welsh Highland Railway – II”, inRailway Magazine, page295:
A conference of representatives of these local authorities considered the question, and in March 1934, it was reported that thedebenture holders agreed with the Portmadoc U.D.C. about the desirability of keeping intact those sections near Portmadoc which would prove of service to the hoped-for local quarry developments.