Great Little Trains of Wales

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
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
Ffestiniog Railway locomotive Britomart being hauled by a British Rail lorry promotion by Sealink of the Great Little Trains of Wales during the St Patrick's Day Parade in 1974 in Dublin.

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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