Fairbourne Railway

Fairbourne Railway
Rheilffordd y Friog
Official badge of the railway
LocaleWales
TerminusFairbourne and Barmouth Ferry
Coordinates52°41′42″N 4°03′03″W / 52.69512°N 4.05085°W / 52.69512; -4.05085
Commercial operations
NameFairbourne Miniature Railway
Built byNarrow Gauge Railways Ltd
Original gauge1895-1916: 2 ft (610 mm)
1916-1940:
Preserved operations
Owned byNorth Wales Coast Light Railway
Operated byFairbourne Railway Limited, supported by Fairbourne Railway Preservation Society
Stations2 and 4 halts
Length2 miles (3.2 km)
Preserved gauge1947 - 1986: 15 in (381 mm) (restored as dual gauge in 2017 from Fairbourne station to Car Park crossing)
1986 – present: 12+14 in (311 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1895
1916converted to 15 in (381 mm)
Closed1940
Preservation history
1925Arrival of Bassett-Lowke locomotive Count Louis
1927Brief period of dual gauge operation (18 in (457 mm) and 15 in (381 mm))
1935First Internal Combustion locomotive Whippit Quick arrives.
1947Purchased and re-opened by John Wilkins
1959Fairbourne Station expanded
1976Line extended to its present length
1984Purchased by John Ellerton
1986regauged to 12+14 in (311 mm)
1995Purchased by Professor Tony Atkinson and Dr Roger Melton
2006Fairbourne Railway Supporter's Association becomes Fairbourne Railway Preservation Society
Route map
Barmouth Ferry Barmouth Ferry
Jack Steele Tunnel
Estuary Halt
Loop Halt
Golf Halt
Beach Halt
Penrhyn Corner crossing
Car Park crossing
Springfield crossing
former section to old brickworks
Fairbourne
Fairbourne National Rail

The Fairbourne Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd y Friog) is a 12+14 in (311 mm) gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast, alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station, where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth (Welsh: Abermaw).[1]

  1. ^ "Fairbourne Railway History page". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2008.