News from the Bala Lake Railway
NEWS UPDATE No. 120 So much has been happening at the BLR over the last few weeks that it became very difficult to identify a cut-off point, such was the continuous run of events which seamlessly ran into each other. Most were to be enjoyed and celebrated but one, arguably…
The Bala Lake Railway’s planning application for extending the railway into Bala town centre was heard today, 19th April 2023. The Snowdonia National Park’s Planning Officer presented the railway’s case with a recommendation for refusal. The fundamental reason being that there can be no certainty that with additional tourists coming…
Clywyd cais cynllunio Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid ar gyfer ymestyn y rheilffordd i ganol tref y Bala heddiw, 19 Ebrill 2023. Cyflwynodd Swyddog Cynllunio Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri achos y rheilffordd gydag argymhelliad i’w wrthod. Y rheswm sylfaenol yw na all fod unrhyw sicrwydd, gyda thwristiaid ychwanegol yn dod i'r Bala i…
NEWS UPDATE No. 119 Our monthly update straddles two months as an immense amount of activity has been happening, finishing the winter maintenance programme, re-assembly of Alice and Holy War, the opening of the new flood defences along which the BLR extension will run and much more. Our General Manager…
Pobl Y Bala, Llangywer, Llanuwchllyn a’r cylch rydym yn apelio am eich help. Mae Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid wedi treulio dros 10 mlynedd gan wario dros £1.4miliwn yn datblygu cynllyn i ymestyn y rheilffordd i’r Bala. Pam bo ni’n gwneud hyn? Mae’r rheilffordd yn cludo ymwelwyr a phobl lleol rhwng Llanuwchllyn…
NEWS UPDATE No. 118 In spite of the huge amount of work involved in completing the track refurbishment in Llanuwchllyn station and other sections during the month, the BLR ran trains for nine days in February, culminating in the (slightly early) St David’s Day specials on the 26th which were…
NEWS UPDATE No. 117 There is truth in the old military axiom; “Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups”. This was brought home to this writer recently when an acquaintance, (thankfully nothing more so), muttered in a matter-of-fact manner that “there’s not much happening on a railway over the winter”.…
Operating & Maintenance Assistant With the increase in business and activity, and in preparation for the extension of the railway into Bala, this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join us as a key member of our small team helping to run the Bala Lake Railway. This…
NEWS UPDATE No. 116 A remarkable year comes to an end, with record support and passenger numbers. General Manager David Jones puts the whole story of the final maintenance operation of the year into erudite perspective. “We had a brilliant response to help with the November track relay, so much…
NEWS UPDATE No. 115 The 11.30 departure on Friday 28th October was noteworthy, not because the management had been feeling mischievous and slotted a double-header into the schedule but because it broke a record. With its departure, the BLR achieved the record for the total number of passengers carried in…
