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1886 map showing the railway line before its closure in the 1960s. The map is from the Court Guide & Royal Blue Book of Wales by Charles William Deacon and is improved from an Ordnance Survey map. The line ran behind the school and was a vital means of getting to the school by many of the girls. It was closed in 1963, which was a great loss to the local community. After that girls had to take a bus from either Ruabon or Machynlleth to reach school. The custom of throwing school hats into Bala Lake as the train sped by it came to an end. (see "The Fate of your school hat on leaving")