Pwllheli and Barmouth stations in Gwynedd are each getting the charity's "most agile and manoeuvrable" Shannon class all-weather lifeboat at a total cost of £4.4m. New Quay station in Ceredigion ...

I enjoyed the trip and we slowed down for Barmouth Station on time after a journey lasting just under an hour. On the way back the 15.58 service was eleven minutes late leaving Barmouth.

We started at Morfa Mawddach station on the south side of the estuary so we had the thrill of walking over the railway bridge into Barmouth. A great way to arrive in town - but you could start in ...