The Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway was a 2 ft 3 in gauge narrow gauge railway in Cardiganshire in Mid Wales. It ran from Llanfihangel station on the Cambrian Line, through the village of Tal-y-bont and t
Bwlch-glâs mine was one of the reasons for the existence of the tramway.
In some places, the trackbed is clearly visible, even a century after closure. This photo was taken above Pontbren-geifr.
Talybont (left) and Victoria pictured at Tal-y-bont station
Replica carriage on the Launceston Steam Railway
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