There were more than a thousand British narrow-gauge railways ranging from large, historically significant common carriers to small, short-lived industrial railways. Many notable events in British rai
Steam locomotive Dolgoch in its first year of preservation service on the Talyllyn Railway, the first volunteer-run heritage railway in the world
The Surrey Iron Railway, one of the earliest public railways
Locomotive Charles of the Penrhyn Quarry Railway, seen preserved at Penrhyn Castle Museum
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway opened in 1903. It included this section running through Welshpool town
Glyn Valley Tramway
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The Glyn Valley Tramway was a narrow-gauge railway that ran through the Ceiriog Valley in north-east Wales, connecting Chirk with Glyn Ceiriog in Denbighshire. The gauge of the line was 2 feet 4+1⁄4 i
British narrow-gauge railways
…available. Several industrial railways were built using second-hand WDLR equipment, notably the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. Other lines such as the Glyn Valley Tramway and the Snailbeach District Railways were able to replace ageing locomotives relatively cheaply and continue to operate on shoestring budgets. Even the…
The original waiting room still stands at Pontfadog
A train in Glyn Ceiriog station
Glyn Valley carriage, now preserved on the Talyllyn Railway
Steam locomotive of Glyn Valley Tramway