Lost Lines of Wales: Bangor To Afon Wen

Authors Paul Lawton and D. W. Southern continue this series of pocket books exploring Wales’ railway heritage, each revealing a ‘lost line’ of Wales. Though some of these lines are not lost in the sense of complete abandonment, this series re-captures the impact and grandeur of steam.

The closure of many of these lines has had significant and lasting impact, and the recovery of some routes is of public relevance and a source of debate today.

The history and social background of the railway an...