Great Little Trains of Wales

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The Great Little Trains of Wales (

narrow gauge railways of Wales and encourage visitors to Wales.[1]
As well as marketing the railways, the scheme allows visitors to purchase a discount card, allowing reduced rates on all the lines.

As of 2021, there are twelve railways in the scheme.

Railway Image Gauge Location
Bala Lake Railway 1 ft 11+58 in (600 mm) Llanuwchllyn
Brecon Mountain Railway 1 ft 11+34 in (603 mm) Merthyr Tydfil
Corris Railway[2] 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) Corris
Fairbourne Railway 12+14 in (311 mm)

(Formerly 15 in (381 mm) until 1986)

Fairbourne
Ffestiniog Railway 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) Porthmadog
Llanberis Lake Railway 1 ft 11+34 in (603 mm) Llanberis
Snowdon Mountain Railway 2 ft 7+12 in (800 mm) Llanberis
Talyllyn Railway 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) Tywyn
Vale of Rheidol Railway 1 ft 11+34 in (603 mm)

(Formerly 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm))

Aberystwyth
Welsh Highland Railway 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) Caernarfon
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) Porthmadog
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Welshpool

See also

St Patrick's Day Parade in 1974 in Dublin
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References

  1. ^ "Great Little Trains of Wales press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Corris Railway joins Great Little Trains of Wales". Wales247. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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