Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
All posts about steam engines and heritage railways
Every year I do a “railway bucket list” and the is my 2024 railway bucket list. It still includes some items from the 2023 bucket list. Great Little Trains of Wales I want to tick off a few more Welsh railways and I thought the best way to do this […]
There’s been a lot of talk about reopening the Bangor to Afonwen and the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line in the press recently. According to this article, it would cost ÂŁ2bn to reinstate these lines. So my question is, is this really feasible? If these lines reopen then would people ditch […]
January – Spooners Birthday Nothing much in way of trains happens during January however on the very first day of the year I did spot a Garratt whilst on a walk on the old Bwlch Gwyn branchline. It was in fact the last train of the 2022 Christmas season. End […]
Yeah I might love a bit of trains. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved trains. Yes a lot of it was to do with the fact that the Ffestiniog Railway ran behind the house. Also cartoons played a part – obviously Thomas the Tank Engine was a […]
Can’t believe it’s already a whole week since the 2023 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways Bygones Weekend! I say Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways’ Bygones Weekend but let’s face it, it’s really a Ffestiniog Railway event! All the action was happening on the Ffestiniog line (with the exception of a […]
Here in North Wales we have so many great beaches! Given my fondness for trains here’s a list of beaches you can reach by rail! In this post I specifically discuss ones you can visit along the North Wales Coast. North Wales Coast Whilst the North Wales Coast railway literally […]
