NORTH Wales is a train buff's paradise, particularly where smaller gauge railways are concerned.
 There are miniature railways and steam trains, mountain railways and valley lines, private and voluntary operators, but they all have one thing in common - fantastic scenery. The Great Little Trains of Wales website, www.whr.co.uk/gltw, provides links to many of the railways listed below. Bala Lake Railway Conwy Valley Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway (www.snowdonrailway.co.uk) Llanberis Lake Railway Ffestiniog Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn. Llangollen Railway Welsh Highland Railway, Caernarfon and Porthmadog Marine Lake Miniature Railway, Rhyl Betws-y-Coed Miniature Railway Fairbourne and Barmouth Steam Railway In Llandudno you can ascend the Great Orme either by tram or cabin lift. |