This was a beautiful journey from Bala to Ffestiniog did it many times as a child. Memories of snow covered hills and decorations in windows of stations and houses around xmas. Shame today’s children will never know those happy times.
And a friendly one.I remember in early 1950’s being on a late train to Bala junction it was bitter cold my mother was expecting my little sister, the man on duty walked along the train and seeing us huddled in a compartment held the train disappeared and came back with an old stone water bottle wrapped in a grey blanket opened our door and gave it to my mother saying please give it to the guard when you get to Bala. And waved the train out before my mum could thank him. It kept us warm all the way. I am almost 80 now but that act of kindness has always been with me. The kindness of ordinary people in the least expected circumstances yes we lost more than railway lines.
This was a beautiful journey from Bala to Ffestiniog did it many times as a child. Memories of snow covered hills and decorations in windows of stations and houses around xmas. Shame today’s children will never know those happy times.
Lle braf ydi Arenig.
And a friendly one.I remember in early 1950’s being on a late train to Bala junction it was bitter cold my mother was expecting my little sister, the man on duty walked along the train and seeing us huddled in a compartment held the train disappeared and came back with an old stone water bottle wrapped in a grey blanket opened our door and gave it to my mother saying please give it to the guard when you get to Bala. And waved the train out before my mum could thank him. It kept us warm all the way. I am almost 80 now but that act of kindness has always been with me. The kindness of ordinary people in the least expected circumstances yes we lost more than railway lines.
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