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We re-join our train at Rhyd Ddu for the second part of our journey to Caernarfon as far Waunfawr. Once again I have included images from 2000 to the present day including many shots taken before the tracks were re-laid. Rhyd Ddu is the highest station on the line with Mount Snowdon towering over the station on one side and wonderful views over (Lake) Llyn y Gader on the other side. We take a look at construction trains in Beddgelert Forest from the time when Rhyd Ddu was the end of the line for passenger trains. Our NGG16 Garratt steam locomotive eases out of the station to start its descent to sea level, the view from our carriage window shortly after restarting causes passengers to reach for their cameras, as we are treated to an amazing vista offering stunning views over the valley far below, with the picturesque (Lake) Llyn Cwellyn hemmed in by high mountains on either side. We run within sight of the Lake for the next few miles until we reach its outflow into the Afon Gwyrfai (River Gwyrfai). As the river flows gently past the pretty village of Plas y Nant the valley floor widens into a lush marsh dotted with old trees covered in moss, after which the railway passes through pleasant farmland crossing the river several times before reaching Waunfawr, which like Rhd Ddu was the end of the line for passengers for several years, as the line was gradually reinstated all the way to Porthmadog.
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