Walk to Llyn Bowydd.....22.

Looking towards the power station.

  

Quarry workings.

  

Top of the incline.

 

Walk along the old Ffestiniog railway....2.

Time to cross the railway by the power station.

  

View along the line.
  

Pylon.

  

From under the pylon.

 

Ffestiniog mountain railway, second walk....3.

Safety rails. I am informed, if a train should derail these rails would prevent it crashing into the hydroelectric power station below.

  

Power pylon.

 

Local sheep.

 

Today's edit....power.

Decommissioned power station.

 

Sunday trip...Tanygrisiau.

Took a run over to my "beans on toast cafe" for a mug of tea and a couple of pic's. For a change the sun was shinning.

End of the lake.

 

From the hydroelectric power station road.

 

The "Vale of Ffestiniog" pulling the Ffestiniog mountain railway train.

 

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...16

Power station entrance.

From another angle.

I'm sure the locals must have a name for this massive rock, would be interested to know.

The main incline comes into view.

All the winding drums I have come across previously have been single ones, one wire winds as the other unwinds. However, with the length of the levels on this site two drums, connected by a single shaft, one lowering the slate wagon and the other pulling up the empty one is employed. All the necessary power provided by gravity, a brake system is still required to control the speed .

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...11

Oil painting, edited on the PC.

Looking down on the entrance to Dinorwig hydroelectric power station.

A close up of this fantastic rock. If you look closely you will see there is a small building to the right.

Another view of the lake.

Almost at the top.