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The Bala Lake Railway Society exists to help the Bala Lake railway company to operate the steam railway.
Society members provide man (and woman) power for a wide range of duties from construction and maintenace through to train crews and booking office clerks |
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 | | Anniversaries & Special Days
Anniversaries and celebrations often allow for visiting engines or unusal train combinations, providing added interest
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 | | Art Collection
All of the drawings or painting shown have appeared in the pages of Llanuwchllyn Express, the magazine of the Bala Lake Railway Society
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 | | Bala line in BR days
Photos of the Ruabon to Morfa Mawdach (Barmouth Junction) standard gauge route on which the Bala Lake Railway was built
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 | | Carriage and Wagon Dept
Carriage and goods wagon development and maintenace is all done on site at Llanuwchllyn
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 | | Construction, Maintenance & Painting
Construction projects, general maintenance, tidying up and painting the buildings, equipment and stock of the railway consume a lot of volunteer hours
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 | | Crewing the Trains
Volunteers from Bala Lake Railway Society crew a lot of the trains that run on the line
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 | | Engineering Dept
Suitably qualified volunteers assist the Railway with all sorts of engineering work
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 | | Gala's & Special Events
Bala Lake Railway Society volunteers have staged and staffed a number of special events over the years
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 | | People
Many of the people, paid staff and volunteers, who have contributed to the success of the Bala Lake Railway
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 | | Santa Trains
Each December society volunteers provide trains to take children & parents to see Santa at his grotto, during his annual 2-day visit to the railway
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The Society is a friendly organisation, created to support the Bala Lake Railway Company who operate the 4 and half mile 2ft narrow gauge railway line that runs beside Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) from the village of Llanuwchllyn to the outskirts of Bala.
The Bala Lake Railway relies on the volunteers of the Society, who turn out to help staff the trains, repair the engines and coaches, and relay the track, as well as the hundred-and-one other vital jobs which go to make up the work of a railway company.
For all sorts of reasons, a wide cross section of people (of all ages) find working for the Bala Lake Railway not only satisfying, but very fulfilling, making new friends and expanding their social lives alongside the satisfaction of a day's work well done.
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