Welsh Coast and Country Cottages

The Great Little Trains of Wales

Miniature & Narrow Gauge Railways Listed by County

West Wales: Carmarthenshire - Ceredigion Mid Wales: Powys South Wales: Bridgend - Torfaen - Merthyr - Glamorgan
North Wales: Anglesey - Conwy - Denbighshire - Gwynedd - Wrexham Other: Museums - Related Links

Anglesey

Under construction*

Holyhead Breakwater Railway Company
Currently Landtrain only - Distance: 1.2 miles (1.9km) - Gauge: 15" (38cm)

Bridgend

Under construction*

Garw Valley Railway - Pontycymer

Carmarthenshire

Standard Gauge

Gwili Railway - Bronwydd -
Steam Locos: 3 + 4 - Distance: 2½ miles (4km) - Gauge: 4'8½" (142cm)

Miniature

Llwyfan Cerrig Miniature Railway - Bronwydd -
Distance: 600ft - Gauge: 7¼" (18cm)
Pembrey Country Park -
Distance: 1600ft - Gauge: 5" (13cm) & 7¼" (18cm)

Under construction*

Amman Valley Railway Society - Gwau Cae Gurwen
The Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway Company - Cynheidre

Ceredigion

Funicular

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway -
The longest funicular railway in Britain - Distance:778 feet (237 m)

Narrow Gauge

Teify Valley Railway - Henllan -
Steam Locos: 2 + 1 - Distance: 1½ miles (2.4km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)
Vale of Rheidol Railway - Aberystwyth -
Steam Locos: 2 + 1 - Distance: 11.75 miles (19km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)

Conwy

Funicular

Great Orme Tramway - Llandudno -
Cable hauled tramway - Gauge: 3'6" (106cm)

Miniature

Conwy Valley Railway Museum - Betws y Coed -
Tramcar - Gauge: 15" (38cm) & Steam Railway - Gauge: 7¼" (18cm)

Tramway

Great Orme Tramway - Llandudno - Conwy

Denbighshire

Standard Gauge

Llangollen Railway - Llangollen -
Steam Locos: 1 + 1 - Distance: 7½ miles (12km) - Gauge: 4'8½" (142cm)

Miniature

Dibleys Nursery Garden Railway - Rhydymeudwy, Ruthin -
Steam: 1 - Distance: 600yds Gauge: 7¼ (18cm)
Rhyl Miniature Railway -
Steam Locos: 5 + 1 - Distance: 1 mile (1.6 km) - Gauge: 15" (38cm)

Gwynedd

Funicular

Llechwedd Slate Caverns - Blaenau Ffestiniog -
Steepest in UK - Gradient: 30°

Rack & Pinion

Snowdon Mountain Railway - Llanberis -
Steam Locos: 4 - Distance: 4½ miles (7½km) - Gauge: 2'7½" (80cm)

Narrow Gauge

Bala Lake Railway - Llanuwchllyn -
Steam Locos: 5 - Distance: 4½ miles (7.2km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)
Fairbourne Steam Railway - Fairbourne -
Steam Locos: 4 - Distance: 2 miles (3.2 km) - Gauge: 12¼" (31cm)
Ffestiniog Railway - Porthmadog -
Steam Locos: 8 + 3 - Distance: 13½ miles (21.7 km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)
Llanberis Lake Railway - Llanberis -
Steam Locos: 3 - Distance: 2½ miles (4 km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)
Talyllyn Railway - Tywyn -
Steam Locos: 6 - Distance: 7.25 miles (11.8 km) - Gauge: 2'3" (69cm)
Welsh Highland Railway - Caernarfon -
Steam Locos: 5 + 3 - Distance: 16½ miles (26.6 km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)

Miniature

Llechfan Garden Railway - Tywyn -
Distance: 540ft (164m) - Gauge: 1¼" (32mm)
Miner's Tramway - Llechwedd Slate Caverns - Blaenau Ffestiniog - Distance: 2600ft (800m)
Welsh Highland Miniature Railway - Gelerts Farm, Caernarfon -
Distance: 1167ft (356m) - Gauge: 7¼" (18cm)

Under construction*

Penrhyn Miniature Garden Railway - Bethseda -
Latest Information - Distance: 1800ft (548m) - Gauge: 5" (13cm)
Penrhyn Quarry Railway - Bethesda

Merthyr Tydfil

Miniature

Cyfarthfa Park Miniature Railway - Merthyr Tydfil -
Distance: 800ft - Gauge: 5" (13cm)

Monmouthshire

Miniature

The Old Station - Tintern
Gauge: 5" (13cm)

Pembrokeshire

Miniature

Oakwood Theme Park - Canaston Bridge -
Distance: 1100 yds - Gauge: 15" (38cm)

Powys

Funicular

Cliff Railway - Centre for Alternative Technology - Machynlleth

Narrow Gauge

Brecon Mountain Railway - Pant -
Steam Locos: 2 + 3 - Distance: 3½ miles (5.6km) - Gauge: 1'11½" (60cm)
Corris Railway -
Steam Locos: 1 - Distance: 1 mile (1.6 km) - Gauge: 2'3" (69cm)
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway -
Steam Locos: 4 - Distance: 8 miles (13km) - Gauge: 2'6" (76cm)

Miniature

Rhiw Valley Light Railway - Berriew -
Open 1 day per year! Distance: 1 mile (1.6km) Gauge: 15" (38 cm)

Torfaen

Standard Gauge

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway - Blaenavon -
Steam Locos: 1 + 4 - Distance: 1.25 miles (2km)- Gauge: 4'8½" (142cm)

Vale of Glamorgan

Standard Gauge - Currently Closed

Barry Rail Centre Tourist Railway - More information - Barry Island -
Steam Locos: 1 - Distance: 2 miles

Wrexham

Under construction*

Glyn Valley Tramway Trust - Chirk

* Under construction - see website for current information
Steam Locos: 2 + 1 means that two are running and the other one is out of service or undergoing restoration.

Spectacular Main Line Journeys

Standard Gauge

West Coast Railways -
Special Steam Services between Machynlleth to Porthmadog or Pwllheli
Heart of Wales Line -
Swansea - Shrewsbury - Modern Locos - Distance: 121 miles (195km)
Cambrian Main Line -
Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth - Modern Locos - Distance: 78 miles (126km)
Cambrian Coast Line -
Machynlleth to Pwllheli - Modern Locos - Distance: 54 miles (87km)

Railway Museums

Cambrian Railway Museum - Oswestry
Conwy Valley Railway Museum - Betws y Coed
Corris Railway Museum
Great Western Railway Museum - Coleford
Griffithstown Railway Museum - Torfaen
Narrow Gauge Railway Museum -Tywyn Wharf -
Talyllyn Website

Railway Heritage Buildings

Bryn Oer Tramroad - Blaenau Gwent
Unused Victorian Railway viaducts - Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Carmarthenshire
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Llantysilio Tramway - Llangollan - Denbighshire
The Old Station - Tintern, Monmouthshire
Trefil Rail Road - Blaenau Gwent
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Railways just over the Welsh Border

Standard Gauge

Dean Forest RailwaySteam: 2 + 8 - Lydney, Gloucestershire -
Distance: 4.25mile (6.8 km) - Gauge: 4'8½" (142cm)

Miniature

Cattle Country Adventure Park - Berkeley, Gloucestershire -
Distance: ¾ mile - Gauge:10¼"
Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway - Chester -
Distance: ¼ mile - Gauge: 7¼" (18cm)
Perrygrove RailwaySteam: 3 - Coleford, Gloucestershire -
Steam: - Distance: 1½ miles (2.4 km) -\Gauge: 15" (38 cm)