After speculation that the WHR would at some point in time be extended to Bangor, the owner of the WHR (the Ffestiniog Railway) wrote to the council in January 2014 to confirm that they would not themselves be supportive of such a scheme in narrow gauge, but supported the reconnection of the town to the national rail network using standard gauge.
The Ffestiniog Railway owner stated that they would not support an expansion of the WHR to Bangor using narrow gauge, but did support the restoration of rail connection to Bangor via standard gauge.