Geo-Trips :: A tour of North Wales rails and rivers
North Wales
A drive from Waunfawr, Sun, 11 Apr 2010 by Raymond Knapman
Setting out in sunny spring weather to follow the Welsh Highland Railway through Beddgelert,where we boarded the train for the final leg through Aberglaslyn,to the temporary terminus ot Pont Croesor. Then onto the RSPB Osprey hide, then over to Tan Y Bwlch where the Ffestiniog railway was visited.
After lunch went up to Trawsfynnyd and photos taken of remains of the Bala ..Ffestiniog ex Great Western Railway. Finally ending the railway theme of the day at Carrog on the Llangollen Railway
Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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Waunfawr Station on the Welsh Highland Railway
View to the South
Waunfawr Station on the Welsh Highland Railway
View towards the North
Rhyd - Ddu station on Welsh Highland Railway
View towards North
Rhyd -Ddu station on Welsh Highland Railway
View towards Beddgelert
The A 498 crosses Afon Colwyn at Beddgelert
Afon Colwyn at Beddgelert in spring
Confluence of rivers at Beddgelert
The river Afon Colwyn joins Afon Glaslyn
Beddgelert station on the Welsh Highland Railway
View towards Northwest
Steam train arrives at Beddgelert station
View of Beddgelert station on the Welsh Highland Railway
Pass of Aberglaslyn
The view of the pass from The Welsh Highland Railway
Hafod y Llyn halt on the Welsh Highland Railway
View northwards
Hafod y Llyn halt on the Welsh Highland Railway
View southward
Pass of Aberglaslyn
View of Afon Glaslyn northward from Welsh Highland Railway
Footpath alongside Afon Glaslyn
View from Welsh Highland Railway
Gelert's grave at Beddgelert
Railway and footbridges on Afon Glaslyn
Viewed from footpath to Beddgelert
RSPB bird hide at Pont Croesor
The hide is the viewing point for the Osprey nest site.The welsh Highland Railway... more
Tan Y Bwlch railway station
View towards Ffestiniog
Llyn Mair picnic site
Cym Prysor Viaduct
The viaduct once carried the railway from Bala to Ffestiniog
Farm track off the A4212 on trackbed of railway
Trackbed of former Bala to Ffestiniog railway viewed towards Cwm Prysor viaduct.
Cwm Prysor station house
The gate is the original level crossing gate, the last train passed through here... more
Carrog station signal box
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