The fifteen-inch narrow gauge Rhyl Marine Lake railway has been a popular holiday attraction in the North Wales resort for over one hundred years (apart from a short break between 1970 and 1978) and is still in operation to this day. On the day that Graham and I visited the town 1930 built 106 'Billy' was in steam and is seen waiting at Central station on Wellington Road. This locomotive is now stored and on public display in the railway's museum waiting for a full restoration and a possible return to service. Notice the Esso fuel station in the background advertising two-star petrol at £1.61 per gallon this land is now covered by a large retail park with the beach beyond.
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