BLR Llanuwchllyn Station Photo

Photographer’s Note

Llanuwchllyn Station of the Bala Lake Railway is not one of the typical welsh narrow gauge stations. The origins going back to the standard gauge Bala & Dolgelley Railway Company, which opened in 1868. When the Great Western Railway owned the line they enlarged Llanuwchllyn station in 1896 with a passing loop, a signalbox, a second platform and extended the station building. In 1965 the line was closed by British Rail.

The station is now the main terminus of the "Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid Cyf" or "Bala Lake Railway Ltd.". From here little Quarry Hunslets are hauling relative long trains over the now 4 1/2 miles long 2 feet narrow gauge line to Bala and back.

There is another photo at these pages showing the waiting room on platforn 2 under the title "Bala Railway Station North Wales". I had to post a photo of the real station buildings to this site. The quality isn't state of the art, but the 3 3/4 by 5 Inch print taken back in 1990 shows the buildings in full lenght. I am looking forward to see a proper picture on this pages.

The photo was reason enough for railway lover Nigel Cliff to visit the station and he posted a modern view.

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Cliffy (590) 2005-10-18 16:39

Just because the shot is old does not mean its value is lost and this is a well balanced composition giving a record of a scene at a point in time which is after all what photography is all about.Ok its a bit soft but then my 15 year old prints are a bit iffy no matter how well kept.I am near Bala next week and despite my love of all things steam and a caravan 20 miles away I have very few shots of this railway.If I get something half decent at this station I will post it but only if you promise not to remove this one.

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FORJP001 (3819) 2005-10-24 18:55

While searching the word «TERMINUS» with the TE browser, I found the Llanuwchllyn Station of the Bala Lake Railway. The narrow gauge railway is quite unusual and very odd with this station.

Thanks for the photographer's note and the little story behind this interesting railway station.

Should you be interested in more railway station this little one located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec may be of interest.