Above: Although the Llangollen Railway was not running on the day Chris passed through the town, it was a good opportunity to grab some photographs of the station.
Left: The Bala Lake Railway runs along part of the former standard gauge line from Llangollen to Barmouth Junction. Hunslet 0 ‐ 4‐0ST
George B
(Works No. 680) waits at Llanuwchllyn before its journey to Bala. Built in 1898 for use in Dinorwic quarry, the locomotive returned to steam in 2017 after being withdrawn nearly 50 years earlier.
Below: The model of the Bala Lake Railway’s proposed expansion into Bala Town station is depicted in this ‘OO9’ gauge diorama, built by the
Model Rail
team and currently on display in Bala Heritage Centre.