News from the Bala Lake Railway
April 2017 Update The railway really hit the ground running this year, and the reason why can be seen from a glance at the timetable. In March, there was one operational day, but April featured over 70% of days with a four train schedule. Staggered half term periods and a…
March 2017 Update We all know the old adage about London buses, nothing for a while then two arrive in quick succession. After last month’s announcement about the acquisition of land in Bala Town for the site of the Terminus Station, we are truly thrilled to make a second announcement…
February 2017 Update As usual during the winter months, there has been a continued hive of activity on the railway, with a great deal of continued work on the trackbed, as well as continuing maintenance and repairs on what is referred to as ‘Boathouse Bridge’ at the Bala end of…
January 2017 Update It is regularly reckoned, by those in the know, that the off-season of a railway is busier than when trains are running, and the Bala Lake Railway is a case in point. We start this new year with a round-up of what has been happening in Llanuwchllyn.…
December 2016 Update The Santa Specials reflected what the Bala Lake Railway has achieved throughout 2016. Over the two days of Santa activity, the trains were filled to capacity, even the extra service which was organised for the Saturday afternoon. The weather did nothing to dissuade visitors and, even though…
November 2016 Update At the time of writing our 2016 Santa Special Trains are all fully booked. In fact, the demand was so great that we scheduled an extra train for 16.30 on Saturday 10th which also sold out very quickly. Naturally, dry weather is the desired option, and the…
October 2016 Update It has always been the firm intention of those behind The Red Dragon Project, our quest to extend the railway back into down-town Bala, that news will be announced when something of importance has happened, rather than speculative hopes and wishes. While there is an immense amount…
September 2016 Update At the risk of sounding repetitive, the BLR has done it again. The 2nd October marked the end of the main operating season, although there is a lot of activity at the end of October and early November over the Halloween and half-term period (more later). The…
August 2016 Update Any tourist based operation expects, indeed, hopes to be busy during the main holiday month of August, and the Bala Lake Railway was nothing if not well patronised by visitors. The Steam Gala, held over four days of the Bank Holiday weekend, was definitely a popular venue,…
July 2016 Update July was another busy month on the railway, and passenger numbers were up (again) by 6% on July last year, but it is of note that the start of the school holidays brought even greater numbers to Llanuwchllyn, up by a full 12% on last year. On…
