The Forgotten Viaduct of the Bala & Ffestiniog Railway - Cwm ( Nant ) Prysor Disused
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The Disused Cwm ( Nant ) Prysor Viaduct on the former Bala & ffestiniog Railway
The structure consists of nine stone arches carrying a single bi-directional track over which passenger trains ran from 1882 to 1960, with freight trains lasting until 1961. The viaduct was the most substantial single structure on the line. It is sharply curved, necessitating the provision of a check rail in its active railway days.
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Be fantastic to reopen this railway to bring the trains back to Bala. A Welsh "Settle & Carlisle" in waiting!
It's a stunning viaduct. You captured it beautifully.
Thanks so much 🙂🙂
Magnicent piece of railway architecture. Your video does it justice with some superb panoramic views, and evocative images. What a rail journey that must have been!
The correct name is Cwm Prysor the word Cwm means valley as does the word Nant one is used for a V shaped valley the other refers to a U shaped valley. The viaduct was situated on the Branch Line from Bala Junction (which was on the Llangollen Line Junction to Morfa Mawddach (built as Barmouth Junction) Main Line) and ran to Blaenau FFestiniog.
It is quite a sight when snow is on the ground, after the viaduct the line clings to a shelf for a long time on its way to Trawsfynydd where the old station building and goods shed survive. Good attempt at the pronunciation and a very good video.
What a beautiful viaduct, all lonely and lost out there! And to think that there must be so many more, too. Keep on exploring, Ant!
I'll try my best to keep discovering
Great presentation, big thanks! I always dream that one day there will be a heritage line reopened, going from Blaenau Ffestiniog (where the Conwy valley existing line terminates, and the Porthmadog to BF heritage line terminates [caernarfon to Porthmadog has been reopened too!] to Trawsfynydd then over Cwm Prysor) to Bala. Bala in turn has a short lakeside heritage line, and potentially could reopen its old line eastwards from Bala to Corwen, where the Llangollen heritage line currently terminates.
As has already been said, Nant is the stream below, and Cwm is the small valley it runs through.
And I think the drop at the west end of the viaduct is subsidence.
Thanks again. Cheers.
Danke für dieses schöne Video, war einfach toll 💞 etwas aus längst vergangenen Jahren zu erfahren 👍🏻
It seems unfair that you live around so much beauty. Great watch and thanks again for your time and hard work.....
I do need to return to this area it's gorgeous
@@TrekkingExploration If I lived back there I would go along for the hike also.....
Wonderful 🙏🏻 and “untouched”!
It's absolutely lovely
Great to see this viaduct again. The last time was from the road in my dad's car about 65 years ago and much has changed. There were no trees just empty moorland with the railway seeming miles from anywhere and completely exposed to the elements. Super video!
Tried this myself earlier in the year but was beaten back by the weather. There are some tasty disused viaducts in cornwall also..
Hello Ant - greetings from Poland.
That was a fantastic video. Thanks so much for producing it. The camera work, drone footage and your commentary were brilliant. Being there in October, showed Snowdonia at her best in all those wonderful colours. Well done old friend - one of your best
I have a book with all the stations on that line , to think how popular the line would have been for tourisim, but we don't seem to be able to imagine that far! if it's loosing money close it, of course now where the line comes up out of Bala there is a massive lake covering the old line that ran through Llangollen down to Blanau Ffestiniog and beyond., on it's spectacul;ar route.
Stunning viaduct!
It certainly is
Deja vue here Ant, it was impressive the first time!!!!! Thanks for walking that, it still looks pretty much the same as it did in the late sixties - apart from the green trackbed!!!👍🏻👍🏻
a wee and possibly unique idea for your videos of viaducts in the future.
If you worked out roughly the height from the track bed to where the average humans head was, as they're sat in a train carriage, and angled the drone so it would look like the person's looking out the carriage window, then fly the drone along the viaduct, and edited it to look like line speed, you could create, for viewers what looks like the first rail journey across a viaduct in decades.
It would depend on height, crossing speed and position on the viaduct, but with your great skill as pilot and camera man I'm sure you could find a way to make a unique shot like that work, perhaps effics such as black and white, scratches on film post production whisps of steam.
Just an idea.
Cheers for the excellent content.
I went here today and I loved it
Stunning isn't it? I went in winter so it was probably great on a summer day for you
loved the video, great location maps.
Walked it from Trawsfynyddlastweek and in June 21, it’s an amazing walk. I ended it at the road after the viaduct then walked all the way back. Good seeing it from the air.
What a beautiful run on train back in the day am sure....
I imagine it was. Such a loss
Stunning video, loved it. ❤😊
I'd love to go back here and walk the trackbed
Thank you for the “double header” today, Ant! Both were great videos and scenery of the past. Your the best mate! See you on the next!
Cheers Martin. Back to normal for a biggee on Monday 🙂
What a beautiful time of year to film.Spectacular scenery & wonderful colours.Well done Ant.Thank you.
Thanks very much. It's definitely an area I'd like to return to
Very nice
Thank you
Loved that thanks Ant. Loved those train pics they were fantastic. That scenery is to die for, how beautiful. Thanks for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care
Beautiful, stunning, footage and scenery. Colours amazing. Well done again Ant. Drone filming terrific.
Thanks Shirley. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Brilliant stuff Ant.👍👍
Thanks very much 🙂
Great views Thank you Ant 🙂🚂🚂🚂
Thanks so very much
Aye up, where's e gooing naa?
This was unexpected!
I don't know about this line, so I'm getting me maps out.
Beautiful! Like a mini Glenfinnan.
Thanks Pete. Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a location worth returning too
Thanks Ant, watched three of your videos tonight so very enjoyable evening watching. Love your railway videos the best, keep up the good work.
"Cwm" means valley, "Nant" means stream, Prysor being the name of the stream that runs in the valley, so I guess you can take your pick!
It's a gorgeous little area. I think Cwm Prysor rolls off the tounge better 🙂
@@TrekkingExploration Prysor is pronounced: pr er sor.
Hello Ant Diolch yn fawr which means thank you very much
I had to holiday in Wales alot as a child my grandad had a caravan
What a lovely viaduct lovely to see its all there and used to appreciate the views of Wales xx
This was only the second time I've been in my life. I definitely want to go back
Great video as always Ant!
I think a trip to Wales is in order very soon - camper van is ready and the camera is itching for the mountains and some of that glorious scenery!
It's a stunning area I absolutely need to go back
Excellent video great drone shots thanks for your effort always very interesting thank from NZ
Thanks so very much Terry
Beautiful! And nicely done. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for watching
Fascinating stuff and great quality footage.
Thanks very much Mark
great video as always Ant, keep them coming
Thanks Martin. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Great vid !!!! Is this route passable on a mountain bike, or are they not allowed.Also the extension to the A road was opened 50 years ago, so how did they get the materials there 🤔
Diolch yn fawr as we Welsh say 😁.Brilliant video Ant and such a beautiful subject. Cheers, Bob
Cheers Bob thanks very much
👍 great, the brickies where amazing
Thanks very much for watching Ged
Great..💫
Thank you
Morfa Mawddach to Pemaenpool. Nice walk
Thank you for watching
what an awesome lost welsh treasure ant
Cheers Chris. Thanks for watching
Nah then, ey up me duck.
What a beautiful old structure 🙂👍
Would be an amazing heritage steam line to rival aberglaslyn but the reservoir flooded the line so would need a lot of money and a divertion
A diversion was planned by Liverpool corporation when they built Llyn Celyn. It was not built of course.
Hi. I've looked on the OS maps and wondered if this is public footpath or did you get special permission to access? I would love to visit myself. Thanks
It's a footpath I think. It's not fenced or gated
Ar many lines were closed in Wales 🙁🚂🚂🚂
I do need to go back for sure
Could u give me the post code of this location plz & where did u park
Ffestiniog, Ivor the Engine territory!
Ha yes very true