Ffestiniog Railway
Truly one of the best ‘Great Little Railways’ of Wales and officially the oldest operating independent railway company in the World! This two foot gauge railway opened originally in 1836 and is a 13 ½ mile journey from the coast at Porthmadog to the slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The train journey climbs over 700 feet up into the mountains and provides beautiful scenic views of the Snowdonia National Park.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Described as one of the most unique and wonderful railway journeys in the world. The railway is the only rack and pinion railway operating n Britain and climbs to the summit of Mount Snowdon (3,560 feet) the highest Mountain in England and Wales! Most trips operate with diesel locomotives, but if you want to make it a very special journey and enjoy the original steam journey, the Snowdon Mountain Railway offer a special unique ‘Heritage Steam Experience’ which is operated by one of the original three working steam locomotives from 1896.
Welsh Highland Railway
The UK’s longest heritage railway with a track that runs 25 miles from coast to coast through the scenic Snowdonia National Park. Enjoy the site of the huge Beyer-Garratts engines, which are the largest steam locmotives that operate on a narrow gauge railway anywhere in the world! The journey itself is one of the most spectacular ways to see the awe-inspiring scenery of the Snowdonia National Park and routes from Caernarfon, around the foot of Mount Snowdon, passing lakes and routing through the scenic village of Beddgelert and the stunning Aberglaslyn Pass.
Llanberis Lakeside Railway
Llanberis Lakeside Railway: A very popular small railway track featuring little steam engines vintage steam engines rescued from the nearby Dinorwic slate quarries and lovingly restored. Originally built as a railway to export the slate from the Dinorwic Quarry, the line now features a journey alongside Lake Padarn and provides magnificent views of Snowdon and the surrounding high peaks.
Bala Lakeside Railway
Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake Railway) offers a delightful journey from Llanuwchllyn (‘the village above the lake’) alongside Llyn Tegid, Wales’ largest natural lake. The narrow gauge steam trains give excellent views of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park as it passes through pastoral and woodland scenery and of the nearby mountains, Arenig Fawr, Aran Benllyn and Aran Fawddwy.
Vale of Rheidol Railway
Listen to the sound of a powerful narrow gauge steam locomotive working hard to climb 700ft (200m) in the 11 ¾ miles from Aberystwyth to Devil’s Bridge. The locomotives and carriages currently in use were built for the line by the Great Western Railway between 1923 and 1938. The line is a masterpiece of engineering, opened in 1902 to carry lead ore, timber and passenger traffic.
Tal-y-Llyn Railway
This a historic narrow-gauge steam railway which opened in 1865 and operates along the scenic and beautiful Fathew valley. The line runs for seven and a quarter miles from Tywyn on the coast to Nant Gwernol, from where a series of horse-drawn tramways continued into the mountains. Both theoriginal locomotives and all the original carriages remain in regular use to this day.
Welshpool and Llanfair Railway
Enjoy an 8 mile steam train ride through the Welsh countryside into the delightful Banwy Valley. The train will be hauled by one of our historic steam locomotives and the excitement begins as the train battles up the notoriously steep Golfa-Bank accompanied by the sound of the locomotive echoing off the surrounding hills.
Llangollen Railway
Primarily a steam hauled Heritage Railway capturing the sights and sounds of yesteryear. The Llangollen Railway is the only operating standard gauge heritage railway in North Wales and the line follows the River Dee for 10 miles and remains close to the waters edge through the picturesque Dee Valley to the town of Corwen.
