Railways in North and Mid Wales in the Late 20th Century
Railways in North and Mid Wales in the Late 20th Century The coastal and mountain scenery around the railway lines of North and Mid Wales is among the best in Great Britain. A few photographs from…
Specifikacia Railways in North and Mid Wales in the Late 20th Century
Railways in North and Mid Wales in the Late 20th Century
The coastal and mountain scenery around the railway lines of North and Mid Wales is among the best in Great Britain. A few photographs from earlier years are also included to help to complete the picture. Here we look at the British Railways lines and the trains that ran on them in the years between 1980 and 2000, as recorded by my cameras during my many visits to the area.
Featured here are the North Wales Coast line and its branches, the former Cambrian line from Welshpool to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli, and the Welsh section of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. During this period of time, quite a lot of mechanical signalling and many old station buildings still remained, all adding to the railway atmosphere. While the emphasis is very much on the main lines, the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, closed by British Railways in 1956 and reopened as a heritage railway, and the Llangollen