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North Wales Roads
The main arteries for North Wales are A494, running from Queensferry (near the English border) to Dolgellau. The road begins from the M56 motorway, connecting North Wales with Chester and Manchester Airport, both in England. More importantly the A55, which runs from Holyhead (for ferry connections to Ireland), Conwy, Llandudno Junction and Rhyl to a junction with the M53 motorway near Chester.
One of the oldest roads the A5 runs from the port of Holyhead south east to Bangor then down through Snowdonia to Betws-y-Coed, Corwen, Llangollen and over the English border south of Chirk. This route has served as the main passage for London-Dublin traffic for many years although its usage has been superseded by the A55 coast road. It's now more famed as a scenic route and notorious for many Bank Holiday traffic jams.
Two routes serve as the main North to South links. The A483 begins near Swansea and takes a north-easterly route to Ammanford, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llanwrtyd Wells, Builth Wells, Llandrindod Wells, Newtown, Welshpool and Wrexham, finally ending at Chester.
The A470 begins in Cardiff Bay and passes through Cardiff following a north-north western route on to Pontypridd, Abercynon, Merthyr Tydfil, Brecon, Builth Wells, Rhayader, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llandinam, Commins Coch, Mallwyd, Trawsfynydd, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Dolwyddelan, Betws-y-Coed and terminates at Llandudno. It is a dual carriageway between Cardiff and Merthyr (where it meets the Heads of the Valleys Road, the A465), and the section of this route into Cardiff is heavily used.
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Tram
Tram
The only surviving tram service within Wales is the Great Orme Tramway, a cable hauled tramway in Llandudno which survives as a tourist attraction.
Cardiff, Swansea and Newport had extensive tram systems until the mid 20th century. Plans were mooted for a modern tram system to serve Cardiff's urban areas in late 1990s but these were shelved due to the costs of building and maintaining such a system.
The world's first passenger tram service was the Mumbles Railway in Swansea, initially horse-drawn but later operated by steam and electric trams.
The Llandudno and Colwyn Bay tramway, demolished in 1956, has a preservation society which has restored some original carriages.
Heritage railways
Heritage railways
Wales has a large number of heritage railways. Some of these were former industrial narrow gauge railways, such as the Corris Railway. Others were formed from portions disused standard gauge railways, either kept as standard gauge (e.g. Barry Island Railway) or converted to narrow gauge (e.g. Brecon Mountain Railway). Some of the narrow gauge heritage railways are marketed as the Great Little Trains of Wales.
Notable heritage railways include:
- The Talyllyn Railway, the first railway in the world to be saved by a preservation society
- The Snowdon Mountain Railway, the only rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom
- The Ffestiniog Railway, the oldest surviving railway company in the world
- The Vale of Rheidol Railway, the last steam railway owned by British Rail until 1989
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. Its busiest stations are Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Newport. Routes are also concentrated on Shrewsbury, Crewe, Chester and Wrexham General.
Wednesday 2 June 2010
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Tuesday 18 May 2010
Excavator and Dumper by Gower Suspension bridge Llanrwst
Excavator and Dumper by Gower Suspension bridge Llanrwst
Friday 14 May 2010
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Thursday 6 May 2010
Chasing a Ferrari Enzo in Knightsbridge, London - Revving, Driving, Accelerating
Chasing a Ferrari Enzo in Knightsbridge, London - Revving, Driving, Accelerating
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Tuesday 4 May 2010
Jaguar XK in Plas Yn Dre Car Park Llanrwst
Jaguar XK in Plas Yn Dre Car Park Llanrwst
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Friday 30 April 2010
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Wednesday 14 April 2010
Ivor williams trailors
Ivor williams trailors
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This is a traler in Llanrwst from Ivor Williams in Wales.
These are well known trailers in the region.
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This is a traler in Llanrwst from Ivor Williams in Wales.
These are well known trailers in the region.
Friday 9 April 2010
Propeller airplane flies over Conwy Valley near Trefriw
Propeller airplane flies over Conwy Valley near Trefriw
Friday 2 April 2010
Bablake school vans in Llanrwst
Bablake school vans in Llanrwst
Bablake School is a co-educational independent school founded in 1344 by Queen Isabella and located in Coventry, England. Bablake is part of the Coventry School Foundation, a registered charity, along with King Henry VIII School, King Henry VIII Preparatory School and Cheshunt School.
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Bablake School is a co-educational independent school founded in 1344 by Queen Isabella and located in Coventry, England. Bablake is part of the Coventry School Foundation, a registered charity, along with King Henry VIII School, King Henry VIII Preparatory School and Cheshunt School.
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Thursday 1 April 2010
The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. Some suggest his records may never be broken.
The film stars Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and was written and directed by Roger Donaldson. The film opened in December 2005 to positive reviews and quickly became the highest grossing local film at the New Zealand box officecars in north wales
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Train going past Deganwy Quay
Train going past Deganwy Quayhttp://luxurycarsnorthwales.blogspot.com/
Police Helicopter over Conwy River, Llanrwst
Police Helicopter over Conwy River, Llanrwsthttp://luxurycarsnorthwales.blogspot.com/
Rubber tracked Digger in Field near Gwydir Castle.
Rubber tracked Digger in Field near Gwydir Castle.http://luxurycarsnorthwales.blogspot.com/
Jet flies low over Conwy River, Just South of Llanrwst
Jet flies low over Conwy River, Just South of Llanrwst
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Topi coaster at anchor at Caernarfon's Landerneau Pier at Victoria Dock
Topi coaster at anchor at Caernarfon's Landerneau Pier at Victoria Dock
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Tuesday 30 March 2010
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