The Once Disused Great Western Railway Now a Narrow Gauge Railway
The Once Disused Great Western Railway Now a Narrow Gauge Railway
In this video we have a trip to the Bala Lake Railway / Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid @rheilfforddllyntegid-balalake in North Wales. Running for 4.5 miles down the shore of the Lake Bala, this railway line was once the Great Western Railway route between Ruabon, Llangollen, Bala, Dolgellau and Barmouth on the coast. It closed in 1965 under the Beeching Cuts.
The track was ripped up the route abandoned, but later found a new lease of life as a narrow gauge railway serving tourists.
The main base of the railway and our starting point for todays trip is at Llanuwchllyn. The original station buildings and signal box still remain from the old GWR days. Some of the features lovingly cared for. There is the original working GWR signalbox that has been in place here since 1896.
Also at Llanuwchllyn is the engine shed and yard, and if you venture to the far end of the station site, you will find the heritage centre where you’ll find more locomotives and artifacts from the slate mining industry.
The railway boasts a historic collection of former industrial steam engines, mainly from the vast slate quarries of north Wales. Our train for today - Hunslet loco No.3 Holy War - spent it's working life at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry near Llanberis.
***link to Mawddach Trail video - • Snowdonia Wales Disused Railway Walk ...
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