Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
All posts about steam engines and heritage railways
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 […]
(This post is in Welsh – for the English version see here) Wel mae’n dros wythnos ers i Eisteddfod Llŷn ac Eifionydd ddod i ben a rhaid i mi gyfadda’ mod i wedi mwynhau! Ydw i wedi troi yn berson Steddfod? Tydw i erioed wedi bod yn berson Eisteddfod na […]
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 one of the most scenic railway journeys in the world – the Cambrian Coast […]
