June was a good month for the railway and passenger numbers are described as healthy, although the strange assortment of weather patterns was hardly conducive to record-breaking numbers. Nevertheless, there were consistent flows of visitors and the mid-month Gala, again in spite of the weather, was well attended. The Gala…
We are now running trains every day until early September. We would love to see you for a ride on our historic line alongside Llyn Tegid/Lake Bala. Check out our timetable page for departure times and don't forget that we have a number of upcoming Special Events during this period…
The Big Bala Bash and the Bala Triathlon will be taking place over the weekend of the 29th and 30th June. This involves the closure of the A494, the main road between Bala and Llanuwchllyn in the Bala area for periods on both days. From 2pm to 7pm on Saturday…
Some pictures a video from our gala event held on 15th and 16th June 2019.
The Bala Lake Railways signal box at Llanuwchllyn occupies a prominent position on the platform. It is a rare G.W.R type 5 box and houses the last G.W.R double twist lever frame still signalling passenger trains on its original site. The signal box is routinely open on operating days, our…
The BLR has done it again. During May, Tripadvisor awarded us another Certificate of Excellence thus elevating us to their Hall of Fame for the second time in a row. Their statement read as follows; “Because you have earned a Certificate of Excellence every year for the past five years,…
During June our trains run on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. We would love to see you for a ride on our historic line alongside Llyn Tegid/Lake Bala. Check out our timetable page for train times and don't forget that we have a Gala Weekend on June 15th &…
A few pictures and a video from the 2019 model show in Bala.
