The NEW £5M railway being built in Wales – Bala Lake Railway extension Snowdonia

A brand new railway is being built in Wales. They have the land. They have the planning permission. Some of the ballast is even laid. All they need is the rest of the money to finish it and they can reconnect a railway with its town. The Bala Lake Railway (home of the beautiful Quarry Hunslets) on the banks of the glorious Bala Lake in Snowdonia is raising the money to take the narrow gauge railway from its current terminus on the outskirts of Bala, where there are no facilities to a brand new station in the heart of town. This is the story of the railway and the transformational Red Dragon Project.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro to the railway
04:25 Quarry Hunslets and into the workshop
10:36 History of the line
12:23 General Manager David Jones on the railway's prospects
15:23 Julian Birley and the Red Dragon Project
19:34 Walking the route of the new railway
26:43 The local community
31:37 What next for the project?
32:58 Footplate ride on Alice back to Llanuwchllyn
36:43 Wrapping up an amazing visit

If anyone would like to help the Red Dragon Project come to fruition, the Bala Lake Railway Trust has a donations page here where you can contribute: https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3218420

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Credits:
Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)

Image Credits:
Still image of Dinorwic Quarry - Beardy Josh / Shutterstock.com
Map of the Barmouth - Ruabon line - Stef Foster
Active map of the Bala Lake extension - Google Maps / Stef Foster