Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake Railway Flag Up - 14th November 2021

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Marked up track plan of our railtour, not to scale. With thanks to Peter Scott and Martyn Brailsford. 'A–A' below is a continuation of the line from Pentrepiod above it. Plan is ©2021 Peter Scott, reproduced with permission; further copying except for strictly personal use is prohibited.	Flag Station, is shown as such on the 1900 OS 6" map	1949 map in early British Railways days. Corwen, LLangollen & Ruabon are off top right, Dolgelly (as then) and Barmouth are off bottom left. Bala Junction station is shown as 'closed to passengers' - it wasn't in fact; the branch via Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog (Central) goes off top centre. Bala Lake Halt (site of the present Bala station on the Bala Lake Railway) is shown as closed to passengers. Note 'Flag Station'. Llanuwchllyn is bottom left.	The 1956 map, Bala Junction (top right of centre) is now shown as open to passengers and Flag Station has become Glanllyn (one word) Halt.	Llanuwchllyn station and signal box looking west towards Barmouth.<br>[&copy; Chris Parker 2021]	Participants assemble with eager anticipation on Llanuwchllyn main Up platform (for Bala, Corwen, Llangollen & Ruabon!)<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	The east end of Llanuwchllyn station looking towards Bala.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]
Our Chairman, John Williamson, was in attendance so naturally had to be in the frame somewhere; looking towards Bala.<br>[&copy; Jenny Williamson 2021]	Llanuwchllyn, the former Down platform (west to Barmouth) looking towards Bala and Ruabon.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	The station with its three tracks from the west end, looking towards Bala.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	The former Goods Shed is left; right is the Carriage Shed (this end) and Heritage Centre/Museum (far end). Bala is to off right.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Emerging from Carriage Shed & Museum Road 3 (far left); Monkey House Siding 2 is far right, then No1 and the main line (occupied).<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	On the line to Monkey House Siding No1 & No2 (left) - Bala is also off to the left.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	'Quarry Hunslet' 364 of 1885 'Winifred' in Penrhyn Quarry Railway livery has escaped from Llanuwchllyn Railway Museum.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]
Two random members on the pump trolley section; bottom left is a rare picture of Mrs Chairman, Jenny Williamson.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	These two are clearly not off their trolley and are heading towards the loco shed (right). The station cat has seen it all before.<br>[&copy; Jenny Williamson 2021]	Marian, the station cat, was totally relaxed about all the activity (and had done the track herself before).<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	In case you were wondering, the rolling stock was reshuffled during the lunch break to clear some different lines.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	Members 'going west' through the Museum & Carriage Shed centre line (this is the Carriage Shed end) looking west.<br>[&copy; Jenny Williamson 2021]	At the Barmouth (southwest) end of Llanuwchllyn station (platforms left and right) some head off for the end of line in the open 4-wheeled Royal Coach from the Dinorwic (Quarry) Railway out of Bala Lake Railway's Museum. It was last used in the 1950s by Princess Margaret!!<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Another animal, Ddraig Goch (Red Dragon), at Llanuwchllyn; the Bala end of the platform ramp is bottom right.<br>[&copy; Jenny Williamson 2021]
An usnual GWR bilingual sign at Llanuwchllyn - rydych chi wedi cael eich rhybuddio/you have been warned!<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	Our train enters Llangower loop in the unusual direction. The new signal box is not yet in use but there is a ground frame beyond it.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	'Your carriage awaits...' ...in the dock at the east (Ruabon) end of Bala station. The main train shunts into the loop.<br>[&copy; Chris Parker 2021]	Bala looking towards Llanuwchllyn; the extension will start about where the coach is. The main train is in the run round loop.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	The east (Ruabon) end of line, which closes due to the extension. Left is the short dock siding, right are Bala loop east end points.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	The west (Llanuwchllyn) end of Bala station from the footbridge with Bala Lake in the background, Bala itself is off top right.<br>[&copy; Chris Parker 2021]	Poster about the history of the Bala Lake Railway on display at the present Bala station.<br>[© John Luxton 2021]
Poster about the Bala extension on display at the present Bala station.<br>[&copy; John Luxton 2021]	Glanllyn Halt (Flag Station prior to 15 Sep 1950); these buildings are only used for Santa specials which did not run in 2021.<br>[&copy; Chris Parker 2021]	'Bob Davies' (the engine not a participant) at Glanllyn Halt, looking towards Bala.<br>[&copy; Chris Parker 2021]