It's been a long while since the last posting on the progress of Hafod Eryri. The highest building in Wales and England has been sitting out the wild winter weather with the doors firmly secured and the shutters down. But this coming week with the snow gone, the arrival of Spring and work on the rail-track completed, Carillion plan on returning to the summit to add the finishing touches. As part of the recommissioning process the generator fuel tanks will need filling with diesel and around 10,000 litres of water will have to be ferried up the mountain for the heating system and domestic water supply.


Hafod Eryri awaiting the contractors to apply the finishing touches.

The Snowdon Mountain Railway began running a passenger service to Clogwyn Station on the 21st March and are taking bookings for trips to the summit hoping to start from May 2nd. No guarantee comes with this date, since as ever, the weather has the final say on when the remaining work up there is completed and high winds on any day can mean cancelling the summit train.

June 12th is the date that has been set for the formal opening of the £8.35m rail terminus, cafe and visitor centre. In the run-up to both this and Hafod Eryri opening its doors to the public in May, there will no doubt there will be a lot of interest from the media (locally and nationwide). It is planned that the official opening will be carried out by the Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan A.M. who will unveil a special mountain stone set into the rear terrace of the new building.


Hafod Eryri back in February. Snowdon's summit has been covered in snow for
much of this winter.

As you can see from the photo above, the blog hasn't totally ignored the building over the winter months and a few more shots from this period will be added to the photo folders on the left.