Peter Kerslake says "Dwarfed by the massive Harlech castle Standard 82020 is seen here waiting at Harlech heading a " down " working towards Portmadoc and Pwllheli .
The main station buildings are on this platform , hidden by the footbridge and tree , with a level crossing at the far end Harlech was , in its heyday , an important market town with its weekly livestock sales days bringing a substantial additional amount of rail traffic into the locality and supplementing the mixed freight traffic usually associated with this important but small seaside Cambrian location .
The rather spartan looking waiting room provided for the Barmouth bound passengers and visible here on the oppositr platform contrasted sharply with the more extensive facilities for those heading towards Pwllheli"