From the Farchynys Timeline #12

1965  Beeching liquidates the Ruabon – Dolgellau – Barmouth line

Revising on railway line, post Beeching Chris Sheffield c 1967 c Chris Davies (2)

Who is the fair damsel from Dr Williams’ doing her prep on the newly closed railway track?

 

I am most grateful to the wonderful website created to celebrate the history of Dr Williams’ School for girls in Dolgellau for this picture and would recommend the reader to explore it at http://www.dwsoga.org.uk)

 

 

 

 

 

Tal-y-llyn: the art of glaciation

Tal-y-llyn Lake, also known as Talyllyn Lake, Llyn Mwyngil or Llyn Myngul is a large glacial ribbon lake formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the glaciated valley