The Great Little Trains of Wales (Welsh: Trenau Bach Arbennig Cymru) is the name of a joint marketing scheme formed in 1970 to promote some of the 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 |
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Bala Lake Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+5⁄8 in (600 mm) | Llanuwchllyn |
Brecon Mountain Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) | Merthyr Tydfil |
Corris Railway[2] | ![]() |
2 ft 3 in (686 mm) | Corris |
Fairbourne Railway | ![]() |
12+1⁄4 in (311 mm)
(Formerly 15 in (381 mm) until 1986) |
Fairbourne |
Ffestiniog Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) | Porthmadog |
Llanberis Lake Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) | Llanberis |
Snowdon Mountain Railway | ![]() |
2 ft 7+1⁄2 in (800 mm) | Llanberis |
Talyllyn Railway | ![]() |
2 ft 3 in (686 mm) | Tywyn |
Vale of Rheidol Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)
(Formerly 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)) |
Aberystwyth |
Welsh Highland Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) | Caernarfon |
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | ![]() |
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) | Porthmadog |
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway | ![]() |
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) | Welshpool |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Great Little Trains of Wales press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Corris Railway joins Great Little Trains of Wales". Wales247. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.