Loved the video - thanks for sharing. Did a lot of travelling taking pics of trains in the UK in the 80s and 90s. Always wanted to go to Almwych, but never did. The last bit with the sheep cracked me up. Thanks again. ANDY

Great to see this again. I worked the line for the last time in the final week before the last train, with a 47/3. What a fantastic line this would be now, with passenger trains(TfW DMU) to Bangor & Chester, railtours, and steam to/from Gaerwen. Would be great for the local economy of Ynys Mon and Wales in general. Also, environmental wise to. We don't need a pointless cycleway, as a bike can go anywhere. Needs to reopen as a railway again, and do the job the line was built for!!! I retire in 3 years, and would happily drive this 17.5 mile line again between Gaerwen & Amlwch. Hope sense is seen and it reopens soon.

Many thanks for showing this film, I often say that if they reopened the line for public travel, I would be one of the first to buy a ticket. So this means so much to me.

Great video!!! Hopefully one day this line wil reopen again

Fantastic! My brother and sister are a good few years older than me, and did travel on the train. My Taid was a guard. It is so sad to think how the line has become so overgrown when watching this. Thank you so much for posting the videos.

This branch line needs some passing loops adding in a few places making it more viable as elsewhere. A hourly passenger service would be niçe throughout the day. Some freight useage very welcome too. This is the first footage I've seen of the line, thanks for sharing it. Now bring it on, make it happen, invest in the future.😃👍

If this lovely little railway is reopened, I hope they don't run Pacers on it. I'll be able to hear the wheels screeching on those tight curves here in Devon!!

Nice video. I remember the chlorine and bromine tank wagons along the North Wales line. I remember watching one of these heading west through Prestatyn towards Amlwch in Summer 1986. A Holyhead bound Freightliner passed through shortly afterwards. Lots of value freight through North Wales then.

Fly squash on the windscreen or not...this video makes a very interesting bit of history come to life. Many thanks...it’s very difficult tracing the old line via Google Earth nowadays, nature and man have reclaimed much of route. Regards and thanks again for your trouble. Rob

Great video. That sheep should be entered for the Cesarewitch Handicap.

When sheep runs infront of train Benny hill theme in my head. Hope line can be reopened soon.

I have family in North Wales (not Anglesey) but I love learning about smaller branch lines such as this one to Amlwch - too bad it was abandoned, I get the economic side of it, but bringing them back is such a chore! This looks like it has some amazing possibilities for reopening though, given that most of the right of way is secure. The scenery on this line looks lovely; would love to see it next time I am in Wales, which may be next year or whenever the virus restrictions are lifted.

Always wanted to see how this railway line goes. Looks a very nice train ride. I hope it will reopen. The sheep made me laugh so much in the end😁

Thank you. I am a fan of Amlwch.

Thanks

I hope the sheep at 12mins 40sec survived - but the farmer would never believe how he had escaped and gone so far away

brings to mind Walter's Wonderful railway LOL, but I do remember in the early 60s traveling as a fair paying passenger to visit Nain at Rhosgoch

Where was Amlwch Railway Station Originally (and the temporary platform) Latitude and Longitude appreciated

Such a pity about the filthy windscreen.

I never knew a sheep could be so fast.

Gorgeous landscape ! Will any stations re open

Thank you Bodorgan boys. Please advise, was this a commemorative 'special', or the last passenger fare paying trip on this branch, or what exactly?. I would have thought that the line was cut in the Breeching era, or was there some industry freight to keep it open? Kind regards.

I was once in the model railway exhibition in one of the buildings at Amlwch station about 20 years ago. There a gentleman showed me a video of a train ride from Bangor to Amlwch. It showed the gentlewman on Bangor station with his briefcase that he travelled with on the last passenger journey and then again on a special like this with the same briefcase. he was something to do with the group trying tp re open the line. I would love to watch that video again but have failed to find it. Does anyone in your group have any idea?

Poor sheep running for dear life