Welsh Highland Railway

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The Welsh Highland Railway is a scenic narrow-gauge heritage railway in North Wales that runs through the mountainous landscapes of Snowdonia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage railway
narrow-gauge railway
closed 1930s
connectsWith Ffestiniog Railway
country Wales
fullyReopened 2011
gauge 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in
597 mm
hasDepot Dinas depot
hasNativeName Rheilffordd Eryri
hasStation Beddgelert station
Caernarfon station
Pont Croesor station
Porthmadog Harbour station
Rhyd Ddu station
Waunfawr station
heritageRollingStock heritage wagons
restored carriages
heritageStatus tourist railway
languageOfName Welsh
locatedIn North Wales
Snowdonia
notableFeature longest heritage railway in the UK of its gauge
offers scenic train rides
special event trains
operatedBy Ffestiniog Railway Company
linked to: Ffestiniog Railway
originallyOpened 1920s
passesThrough Beddgelert
Dinas
Pont Croesor
Rhyd Ddu
Waunfawr
primaryPurpose heritage and tourism
reconstructionBegan 1990s
region Gwynedd
runsThrough Aberglaslyn Pass
mountainous landscapes
scenicArea Snowdonia National Park
linked to: Snowdonia
terminus Caernarfon
linked to: Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Porthmadog
touristAttraction yes
trackConfiguration single track
trackLength about 25 miles
about 40 km
uses diesel locomotives
steam locomotives

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Snowdonia contains Welsh Highland Railway
Caernarfonshire contains Welsh Highland Railway
Porthmadog hasHeritageRailway Welsh Highland Railway
Minffordd servedBy Welsh Highland Railway
Minffordd hasNearbyAttraction Welsh Highland Railway
Gwynedd contains Welsh Highland Railway
Caernarfon, Gwynedd nearRailway Welsh Highland Railway terminus
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Aberglaslyn Pass traversedBy Welsh Highland Railway
Porthmadog hasHeritageRailway Welsh Highland Railway
subject linked to: PORTHMADOG
Porthmadog touristAttraction Welsh Highland Railway
subject linked to: PORTHMADOG
Afon Glaslyn associatedWith Welsh Highland Railway
Porthmadog harbour connectedTo Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas partOf Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas heritageRailwayStation Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas depot serves Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas depot operator Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas depot locatedOnLine Welsh Highland Railway main line
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Dinas depot partOf Welsh Highland Railway infrastructure
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Nantmor railway station locatedOn Welsh Highland Railway
subject linked to: Nantmor
Gwynedd County contains Welsh Highland Railway
Caernarfon station terminusOf Welsh Highland Railway
Caernarfon station railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Caernarfon station partOf Welsh Highland Railway network
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Rhyd Ddu railway station isOnRailway Welsh Highland Railway
subject linked to: Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd Ddu isOnRailway Welsh Highland Railway
Beddgelert station servedByRailway Welsh Highland Railway
Beddgelert station railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Beddgelert station partOf Welsh Highland Railway network
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Beddgelert station locatedOn Caernarfon–Porthmadog section of Welsh Highland Railway
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Rhyd Ddu station servedByRailway Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor locatedOnLine Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor partOf Welsh Highland Railway network
linked to: Welsh Highland Railway
Waunfawr station railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Waunfawr station heritageLine Welsh Highland Railway
Waunfawr station operator Welsh Highland Railway
Waunfawr servedByRailway Welsh Highland Railway
Waunfawr railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor station locatedOn Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor station railwayLine Welsh Highland Railway
Pont Croesor station operator Welsh Highland Railway
Eryri National Park hasAttraction Welsh Highland Railway
Port Madoc connectedTo Welsh Highland Railway