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On Saturday 18th April 2015, I visited Llandudno<\/a> for the first time for seven years. I had driven eldest son Jamie to Crewe<\/a> so he could do some work on a Railcam<\/a>\u00a0project and I had eight hours or so to spare. What better way to kill time than take a ride along the\u00a0North Wales<\/a> coast rail line<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The route took me through Chester, passing the famous racecourse, before heading along the North Wales coast. The line runs through the seaside resorts of Rhyl<\/a>, Abergele<\/a> and Colwyn Bay<\/a>, before branching off to Llandudno. The resorts along this coast are no longer as busy as in their hey-day as can be seen by the derelict railway buildings on\u00a0the long railway platforms. Sidings which used to house the day-trippers trains awaiting the return trip are now rusty and overgrown.<\/p>\n

Llandudno greeted me with clear blue skies, but the stiff breeze meant that the cable cars weren’t running, a disappoint as I was looking forward to travelling up Great Orme<\/a> on them. However, there\u00a0was still the tram and I made my way to the station to take that route to the summit.<\/p>\n

After a hot chocolate and an ice cream at the Summit Complex, I headed back into the town for fish and chips at the base station before strolling back to the railway for the return journey to Crewe.<\/p>\n

A brief visit to the seaside, but enjoyable all the same.<\/p>\n

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Below is a set of 20 photos taken in Llandudno and available on my Flickr account<\/a>. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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