The station at Tan y Bwlch opened in July 1873, replacing the old station at Hafod y Llyn. It closed to passengers in September 1939, resuming again in April 1958.
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An unforgettable trip up to 3,560 feet (1,085 meters) and the top of the highest mountain in England and Wales and panoramic views across Snowdonia and far beyond.
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was opened in 1903 to link farming communities as far away as Llanfair Caereinion with the market town of Welshpool where their goods could be sold.
Penaber is a distinctive detached residence standing in nearly an acre of land. The house is situated on the Morfa Bychan road a 1/4 of a mile from Porthmadog.
The Ffestiniog Railway Company operates the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, which carry up to 400,000 passengers a year.
A beautiful nine-mile return journey beside Bala Lake.
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway runs from March to November from their main station opposite the Network Rail station in Porthmadog (on Tremadog Road).
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The Snowdonia National Park
by ianjkingThe Snowdonia National Park covers 823 square miles and is the largest and earliest of the three National Parks of Wales.
The Talyllyn Railway runs seven and a quarter miles along the beautiful Fathew Valley from the seaside town of Tywyn (on the Cardigan Bay coast) to Nant Gwernol.
Llyn Tegid is Wales largest natural lake, covering 1.75 square miles