When the GWR backed Bala to Ffestiniog Railway was promoted in the early 1870s a railway infrastructure serving mines and quarries of North Wales had already been established.The Bala and Ffestiniog Railway, on its journey through Merionethshire, from the ancient and delightful market town of Bala reached a summit of 1278 ft above sea level east of Arenig.               9781870119344