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    Winifred returns steam to Bala town after over 56 years

    Jul 06, 2021 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones

    MOREthan 56 years afterBRendedrail services to Bala, residentswereonce able to ridebehind steamin the town.

    It was on January 18, 1965, that Bala Junction station–where the line to Blaenau Ffestiniog left the Ruabon-Barmouth route – closed to passengers.

    However, steam brought the town to life on June 12/13, when the Bala Lake Railway held a free open weekend at the planned terminus of its proposed extension into the town.

    Organised by the Bala Lake Railway Society, with significant support from

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