The Bala Lake Railway has launched their ‘Red Dragon’ appeal to help raise funds for their extension into Bala Town.

To complete the project, the narrow gauge railway in Wales needs to raise £2.5million.

The route will take the railway across the River Dee on the existing B4403 road bridge and a new station will be built in Bala Town with a new trackbed being laid to its current terminus.

There are two ways of donating, either a one-off payment or in installments.

What are the packages?

Bronze Package

The bronze package is either £20 a month for 5 years or a one off payment of £1,200.

The bronze package includes:

• 5 years’ membership of the Bala Lake Railway Society.
• A roundtrip ticket for a family of two adults and two children on the first public passenger train on the extension.
• A roundtrip on the locomotive footplate of a service train.

Silver Package

The silver package is either £50 a month for 5 years or a one off payment of £3,000

The silver package includes:

• Benefits of Bronze Package plus:
  • A photographic A4 print of the first train to run over the extension.
  • A standard footplate experience course rather than a footplate ride.

Gold Package

The gold package is either £100 a month for 5 years or a one off payment of £6,000.

The gold package includes:

• Benefits of the Silver package and:
  • A photographic A3 framed print of the first train to run over the extension, instead of an A4 print.
  • A premium footplate experience course rather than a standard footplate experience.
  • Either a one-hour private flight over the railway in a light aircraft or a private evening charter train on the railway with a locomotive of your choice.

One-off Donations

If you cant afford a subscription, they value all donations. Here are a few suggestions: