Vale of Rheidol railway....12

Looking along the platform.

  

Full length of the train.

  

Looking down on the dam.

 

Walk to Llyn Bowydd.....27.

Natures garden.

  

Back of the dam.

  

Time to cross back over the dam.

 

Walk to the Stwlan dam....25.

Looking down on the lake.

  

Looking down on the ruins of a winding drum building.

  

Looking back along the level.

 

Walk to the Stwlan dam....21.

Cloud building.

  

Ruins of mine buildings.

  

A look back at the dam.

 

Cwm Penmachno to Rhiw-bach quarry.....18.

Close up

  

River from dam.

  

Looking towards dam.

 

Walk to Llyn Bowydd and quarry, September 2014......8.

Final tramway cutting before the dam.

 

A view across the lake.

 

Nearing the dam.

  

Rocky shoreline, normally completely submerged

 

Only a small channel remains.

  

Moel Penamnen in the distance.

   

Walk to the ridge above Cwmorthin. 11

The view down the valley. Well worth the climb which started the other side of the lake.

Close up of the chapel ruins. The tramway came up to the chapel and then detoured to the left, the track was obviously added at a later date as it goes over the old tramway.

Close up of the old mine buildings and barracks.

Corner of the lake.

Looking across the dam.