Bala (New) railway station
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Bala railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway
's Bala Ffestiniog Line
in Wales
. When it opened it replaced the first Bala station
which had been sited farther away from the village on the Ruabon Barmouth Line
.
closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961. The short section between Bala and Bala Junction
officially closed on 18 January 1965, some four years after the rest of the Bala Ffestiniog Line.
The station's goods shed was an unusual feature. A local landowner (Mr. Price of Rhiwlas) objected to the construction of the line, so in order to appease him the goods shed was built to resemble a castle, with mock battlements and turrets.
, it remained in that company through the Grouping
of 1923. The station then passed on to British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
's Bala Ffestiniog Line
Bala Ffestiniog Line
The Bala and Ffestiniog Railway was a , standard gauge, railway backed by the Great Western Railway railway in North Wales which connected Bala with Blaenau Ffestiniog.- History :...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. When it opened it replaced the first Bala station
Bala Lake Halt railway station
Bala Lake Halt railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. In 1976 the site became the eastern terminus of the Bala Lake Railway, now named Bala .-History:...
which had been sited farther away from the village on the Ruabon Barmouth Line
Ruabon Barmouth Line
The Ruabon to Barmouth Line was a standard gauge branch line of the Great Western Railway across the north of Wales which connected Ruabon, in the east, with Barmouth on the west coast.-Connections:...
.
Decline
The line northwards to Blaenau FfestiniogBlaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It has a population of 5,000, including Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the third largest town in Gwynedd, behind Caernarfon & Porthmadog. Although the population reached 12,000 at the peak of the slate industry, the population fell due to...
closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961. The short section between Bala and Bala Junction
Bala Junction railway station
Bala Junction railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual since it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange station....
officially closed on 18 January 1965, some four years after the rest of the Bala Ffestiniog Line.
The station's goods shed was an unusual feature. A local landowner (Mr. Price of Rhiwlas) objected to the construction of the line, so in order to appease him the goods shed was built to resemble a castle, with mock battlements and turrets.
History
Opened by the Bala and Festiniog Railway, a line bought out by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, it remained in that company through the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. The station then passed on to British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
.