Bala Lake Railway / Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid
@bala-lake-railway.co.uk
We offer a delightful 9 mile return journey alongside Bala Lake, through the beautiful Snowdonia National Park. Our narrow gauge steam trains give excellent views of the lake and the surrounding scenery.
We're looking back to when 'Jack Lane' visited us for our Gala ten years ago back in 2015 for this #throwbackthursday image 🚂🚂🚂
July 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We're looking back to when 'Jack Lane' visited us for our Gala ten years ago back in 2015 for this #throwbackthursday image 🚂🚂🚂
We've gone back just over thirty years to February 1995 this week for our #ThrowbackThursday image.
Here's unnamed (at the time) diesel locomotive 'Bob Davies' being unloaded after arrival at LLanuwchllyn.
Here's unnamed (at the time) diesel locomotive 'Bob Davies' being unloaded after arrival at LLanuwchllyn.
July 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We've gone back just over thirty years to February 1995 this week for our #ThrowbackThursday image.
Here's unnamed (at the time) diesel locomotive 'Bob Davies' being unloaded after arrival at LLanuwchllyn.
Here's unnamed (at the time) diesel locomotive 'Bob Davies' being unloaded after arrival at LLanuwchllyn.
Ten years ago 'Winifred' ran for one season in her original Penrhyn Quarry paintwork.
Here she is seen at our Bala terminus as some point during 2015.
#tbt #ThrowbackThursday
Here she is seen at our Bala terminus as some point during 2015.
#tbt #ThrowbackThursday
July 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ten years ago 'Winifred' ran for one season in her original Penrhyn Quarry paintwork.
Here she is seen at our Bala terminus as some point during 2015.
#tbt #ThrowbackThursday
Here she is seen at our Bala terminus as some point during 2015.
#tbt #ThrowbackThursday
Did you know that we welcome dogs for a ride along with their owners at the Bala Lake Railway 🐶🐶🐶
It costs a pound for each dog (except assistance dogs which travel for free)
It costs a pound for each dog (except assistance dogs which travel for free)
June 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Did you know that we welcome dogs for a ride along with their owners at the Bala Lake Railway 🐶🐶🐶
It costs a pound for each dog (except assistance dogs which travel for free)
It costs a pound for each dog (except assistance dogs which travel for free)
We're back in 2017 for #ThrowBackThursday this week. Here's a picture of visiting locomotive 'Fernilee' alongside resident 'Holy War'. 'Fernilee' now lives at Bressingham Steam & Gardens in Norfolk.
June 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We're back in 2017 for #ThrowBackThursday this week. Here's a picture of visiting locomotive 'Fernilee' alongside resident 'Holy War'. 'Fernilee' now lives at Bressingham Steam & Gardens in Norfolk.
We're back in May 2017 for #ThrowbackThursday this week.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' on a visit to the Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk celebrating 50 years since she entered preservation.
Bressingham was the first place that she operated after leaving the Dinorwic Quarry.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' on a visit to the Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk celebrating 50 years since she entered preservation.
Bressingham was the first place that she operated after leaving the Dinorwic Quarry.
June 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We're back in May 2017 for #ThrowbackThursday this week.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' on a visit to the Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk celebrating 50 years since she entered preservation.
Bressingham was the first place that she operated after leaving the Dinorwic Quarry.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' on a visit to the Bressingham Steam Museum in Norfolk celebrating 50 years since she entered preservation.
Bressingham was the first place that she operated after leaving the Dinorwic Quarry.
It’s Thursday again and here’s another picture from the Bala Lake Railway photo archive showing Kerr Stuart Wren class locomotive No. 3114 which resided at the railway back in the 1980’s.
She now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
#ThrowbackThursday
She now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
#ThrowbackThursday
May 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It’s Thursday again and here’s another picture from the Bala Lake Railway photo archive showing Kerr Stuart Wren class locomotive No. 3114 which resided at the railway back in the 1980’s.
She now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
#ThrowbackThursday
She now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
#ThrowbackThursday
We're still back in the 1970's for #ThrowbackThursday this week with a very early view of a short train, running on a very short railway at the time, in Llanuwchllyn station.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
May 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We're still back in the 1970's for #ThrowbackThursday this week with a very early view of a short train, running on a very short railway at the time, in Llanuwchllyn station.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of our station at Llanuwchllyn as it was before we started laying track to open the Bala Lake Railway over 50 years ago.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
May 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of our station at Llanuwchllyn as it was before we started laying track to open the Bala Lake Railway over 50 years ago.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' fifteen years ago back in 2010 at our main Llanuwchllyn station.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
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Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
May 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' fifteen years ago back in 2010 at our main Llanuwchllyn station.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Looking for a fun day out over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend?
We’ve got lots of trains running and would love to see anyone who is in the area for a ride with us alongside Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake.
We’ve got lots of trains running and would love to see anyone who is in the area for a ride with us alongside Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake.
May 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking for a fun day out over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend?
We’ve got lots of trains running and would love to see anyone who is in the area for a ride with us alongside Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake.
We’ve got lots of trains running and would love to see anyone who is in the area for a ride with us alongside Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake.
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of 'Winifred' alongside 'Britomart' at the @festrail.bsky.social taken soon after she returned from the US and before she was restored and returned to service.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
May 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here's a picture of 'Winifred' alongside 'Britomart' at the @festrail.bsky.social taken soon after she returned from the US and before she was restored and returned to service.
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are currently running on most days. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
It's another #ThrowbackThursday and here's a picture of Quarry Hunslet 'King of the Scarlets' who was on static display at one of our gala weekends a few years ago 🚂🚂🚂
April 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's another #ThrowbackThursday and here's a picture of Quarry Hunslet 'King of the Scarlets' who was on static display at one of our gala weekends a few years ago 🚂🚂🚂
It's #ThrowbackThursday again with a picture of 'Maid Marian' taken ten years ago this week.
Our trains are now running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are now running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
April 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's #ThrowbackThursday again with a picture of 'Maid Marian' taken ten years ago this week.
Our trains are now running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are now running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
🚂🚂🚂
Our trains are now running every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday plus some additional dates around Bank Holidays during April, May and June 🚂🚂🚂
Check our timetable at bala-lake-railway.co.uk/timetable/ to ensure that trains are running when you are planning to come for a ride.
Check our timetable at bala-lake-railway.co.uk/timetable/ to ensure that trains are running when you are planning to come for a ride.
April 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our trains are now running every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday plus some additional dates around Bank Holidays during April, May and June 🚂🚂🚂
Check our timetable at bala-lake-railway.co.uk/timetable/ to ensure that trains are running when you are planning to come for a ride.
Check our timetable at bala-lake-railway.co.uk/timetable/ to ensure that trains are running when you are planning to come for a ride.
Here are some great shots taken yesterday on the last day that 'George B' was in service up until his/her upcoming ten year overhaul is completed...
April 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Here are some great shots taken yesterday on the last day that 'George B' was in service up until his/her upcoming ten year overhaul is completed...
Here’s a photo of ‘George B’ at our Llanuwchllyn station yesterday.
It looks like it’s going to be another sunny day on the Bala Lake Railway today as well.
Do come along for a ride with us and enjoy a trip alongside the largest natural lake in Wales.
bala-lake-railway.co.uk
It looks like it’s going to be another sunny day on the Bala Lake Railway today as well.
Do come along for a ride with us and enjoy a trip alongside the largest natural lake in Wales.
bala-lake-railway.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Here’s a photo of ‘George B’ at our Llanuwchllyn station yesterday.
It looks like it’s going to be another sunny day on the Bala Lake Railway today as well.
Do come along for a ride with us and enjoy a trip alongside the largest natural lake in Wales.
bala-lake-railway.co.uk
It looks like it’s going to be another sunny day on the Bala Lake Railway today as well.
Do come along for a ride with us and enjoy a trip alongside the largest natural lake in Wales.
bala-lake-railway.co.uk
It's the last #ThrowbackThursday before we open for our main season.
Here's a picture of 'Alice' being rescued from the Dinorwic Quarry at Llanberis back in 1969 along with a recent one.
Our trains will be running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Here's a picture of 'Alice' being rescued from the Dinorwic Quarry at Llanberis back in 1969 along with a recent one.
Our trains will be running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It's the last #ThrowbackThursday before we open for our main season.
Here's a picture of 'Alice' being rescued from the Dinorwic Quarry at Llanberis back in 1969 along with a recent one.
Our trains will be running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
Here's a picture of 'Alice' being rescued from the Dinorwic Quarry at Llanberis back in 1969 along with a recent one.
Our trains will be running most days during April, May and June. Do come along for a ride if you can.
It's that time of the week again
Here's another picture from our photo archive showing 'Meirionnydd' our first ever locomotive hauling a passenger train back in the 1970's
'Meirionnydd' was built by Severn-Lamb Ltd. and is still in use today mainly hauling works trains
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
Here's another picture from our photo archive showing 'Meirionnydd' our first ever locomotive hauling a passenger train back in the 1970's
'Meirionnydd' was built by Severn-Lamb Ltd. and is still in use today mainly hauling works trains
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
March 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It's that time of the week again
Here's another picture from our photo archive showing 'Meirionnydd' our first ever locomotive hauling a passenger train back in the 1970's
'Meirionnydd' was built by Severn-Lamb Ltd. and is still in use today mainly hauling works trains
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
Here's another picture from our photo archive showing 'Meirionnydd' our first ever locomotive hauling a passenger train back in the 1970's
'Meirionnydd' was built by Severn-Lamb Ltd. and is still in use today mainly hauling works trains
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
The first ever visiting locomotive to the BLR was 'Peter Pan' who ran double-headed with 'Holy War' over the Mayday Bank Holiday weekend back in 1979.
We think this photo was taken on the Friday before the weekend when he/she had a test run.
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
We think this photo was taken on the Friday before the weekend when he/she had a test run.
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
March 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The first ever visiting locomotive to the BLR was 'Peter Pan' who ran double-headed with 'Holy War' over the Mayday Bank Holiday weekend back in 1979.
We think this photo was taken on the Friday before the weekend when he/she had a test run.
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
We think this photo was taken on the Friday before the weekend when he/she had a test run.
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt
We're back in 2003 again this week for our #ThrowbackThursday
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' and visiting Quarry Hunslet 'Irish Mail' running round their train at our Bala terminus.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' and visiting Quarry Hunslet 'Irish Mail' running round their train at our Bala terminus.
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're back in 2003 again this week for our #ThrowbackThursday
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' and visiting Quarry Hunslet 'Irish Mail' running round their train at our Bala terminus.
Here's a picture of 'Maid Marian' and visiting Quarry Hunslet 'Irish Mail' running round their train at our Bala terminus.
Here's a photo of one of our St. David's Day trains leaving our Bala station yesterday afternoon.
Our next trains will be running in April when our main season commences.
Our next trains will be running in April when our main season commences.
March 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here's a photo of one of our St. David's Day trains leaving our Bala station yesterday afternoon.
Our next trains will be running in April when our main season commences.
Our next trains will be running in April when our main season commences.
For #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re going back over forty years to the summer of 1984 with a photo of both Kerr Stuart Wren class locomotive No. 3114 and quarry Hunslet ‘Maid Marian’.
‘Maid Marian’ is still on our line whilst the Wren now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
‘Maid Marian’ is still on our line whilst the Wren now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
February 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
For #ThrowbackThursday this week we’re going back over forty years to the summer of 1984 with a photo of both Kerr Stuart Wren class locomotive No. 3114 and quarry Hunslet ‘Maid Marian’.
‘Maid Marian’ is still on our line whilst the Wren now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
‘Maid Marian’ is still on our line whilst the Wren now lives at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth.
Quarry Hunslet 'Holy War' has had her fire lit this morning preparing for the days work ahead.
Here's a view inside her cab for you.
Here's a view inside her cab for you.
February 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Quarry Hunslet 'Holy War' has had her fire lit this morning preparing for the days work ahead.
Here's a view inside her cab for you.
Here's a view inside her cab for you.
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here is a picture of 'Helen Kathryn' in the workshop at Llanuwchllyn back in the 1970's.
Since leaving Bala she has resided at the Llanberis Lake Railway, the South Tynedale Railway, Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum and is now at the Lancashire Mining Museum.
Since leaving Bala she has resided at the Llanberis Lake Railway, the South Tynedale Railway, Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum and is now at the Lancashire Mining Museum.
February 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's #ThrowbackThursday again and here is a picture of 'Helen Kathryn' in the workshop at Llanuwchllyn back in the 1970's.
Since leaving Bala she has resided at the Llanberis Lake Railway, the South Tynedale Railway, Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum and is now at the Lancashire Mining Museum.
Since leaving Bala she has resided at the Llanberis Lake Railway, the South Tynedale Railway, Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum and is now at the Lancashire Mining Museum.