The Conwy Valley line is a railway line in north Wales. There are nine station on the Conwy Valley branch between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog; Glan Conwy, Tal-y-Cafn, Dolgarrog, North Llanrwst, Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Pont-y-Pant, Dolwyddelan and Roman Bridge. The line operates on a token system whereby the line operates in two parts. The exchange of token for the appropriate section takes place at North Llanrwst with the signalman at the residing signal box, where trains can pass by way of a passing loop. As a result of the single line operation, the only signals present are at the spur into Llandudno Junction and on the passing loop at North Llanrwst. Typically, a maximum of two trains are allowed on the branch at one time except in special circumstances. The Stations: Blaenau Ffestiniog In 1879 the London and North Western Railway's (LNWR) Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction became the first standard gauge railway to reach the town. It opened a temporary station near the mouth of Ffestiniog Tunnel, while it established its slate yards at the northern end of Blaenau Ffestiniog and built its passenger station near Glanypwll, across the road from the Ffestiniog Railway (FR). The LNWR and FR co-operated to build parallel stations ("Blaenau Festiniog" by the LNWR and "Stesion Fain" by the FR) to form an interchange. This opened in 1881, and the temporary station at the tunnel mouth closed. The LNWR had built this line in order to seek a share of the Ffestiniog slate traffic (including the slate being carried by coastal steamer from Porthmadog to ports on the Irish Sea and elsewhere). To this end they established a slate wharf at Deganwy; and a feature of early LNWR operation of the line was the carriage of slate in narrow gauge wagons from Blaenau to Deganwy pick-a-back on standard gauge wagons.[8] So highly did the LNWR rate the commercial prospects of Blaenau Ffestiniog that in the 1880s they established their own hotel in the town, now demolished; it features in LNWR publicity of the period. Roman Bridge Roman Bridge railway station is a request stop passenger station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Transport for Wales Rail Dolwyddelan Opened in 1879 Dolwyddelan railway station is a passenger station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Transport for Wales Rail. It is located at Pentre-Bont across the river a few hundred yards from the centre of Dolwyddelan. Pont-y-Pant Opened in 1879 Pont-y-Pant railway station is a single platform passenger station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The station house is well maintained and used as a private dwelling. Betws-y-Coed Located Near Snowdonia National Park in Wales. Betws-y-Coed railway station is a railway station on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. It is situated 15+1⁄2 miles south of Llandudno Junction. The passenger train service is operated by Transport for Wales Rail and is marketed as the Conwy Valley Railway. Llanrwst Llanwst and its goods yard were opened on 17 June 1863 as the Llanrwst terminus of the Conway and Llanrwst Railway that was taken over by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1867 and extended to Betws-y-Coed in 1869. To accommodate the southward extension, the station was resited on 6 April 1868. North Llanwst North Llanrwst railway station is the only train passing station on the Conwy Valley Line between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. The station has had several previous names, including Llanrwst and Trefriw, Llanrwst and Llanrwst North. This station is also a request stop Dolgarrog Dolgarrog railway station is an unstaffed halt, and a request stop, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Tal-y-Cafn Tal-y-Cafn railway station is located at Tal-y-Cafn, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Glan Conwy Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on the A470 road in the centre of the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Wales and is located on the Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Conwy Valley Line. There are through services to Blaenau Ffestiniog Llandudno Junction Llandudno Junction, once known as Tremarl, is a village in the county borough of Conwy, Wales. It is part of the ancient parish of Llangystennin, and it is located south of Llandudno. It adjoins Deganwy and is to the east of the walled town of Conwy, which is on the opposite side of the River Conwy Deganwy Deganwy railway station serves the town of Deganwy, Wales, and is the only intermediate station located on the Llandudno branch line from Llandudno Junction to Llandudno. Llandudno And We Are Finally, at the terminus... Llandudno railway station serves the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales, and is the terminus of a 3 miles long branch line from Llandudno Junction on the Crewe to Holyhead The station is managed by Transport for Wales Rail, who operate all trains serving it THE LOCOS: The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter is a class of diesel multiple-unit passenger trains developed and constructed by BREL York between 1984 and 1987 for use on regional services across the UK. The type is a second-generation design, built to more modern standards and based on BR's Mark 3 body design THE MAP: Some Pictures: Class 150/2 Overlooking the Breathtaking Welsh Mountains Class 150/2 at (i have no idea which station this is) Class 150/2 At Betws-y-Coed Class 150/2 Stalling At Blaenau Ffestiniog TIMETABLE: I know there are services like: Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog Services Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Return Services Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog Services Blaenau Ffestiniog To Llandudno Junction Return Services (HOWEVER: i do not know the exact number of services for this line, however i did do a bit of research and found out that 6 trains a day run on this line) Thanks For Reading My Suggestion
The current service is something like 4 or 5 trains a day so not much scope for a good timetable. Even going back to BR days the service was never that frequent even if you factor in the occasional flask train to/from the Trawsfynedd power station.
I have already suggested this route. however, the more it gets suggested, the higher the chances of the route becoming a thing in TSW2
Aw Awesome idea my only concern is having a decent enough sounding sprinter as still 150/2 audio not been sorted in the west Cornwall route
