Welsh Highland Heritage Railway Rheilffordd Ucheldir Cymru (Welsh) | |
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Bagnall 3050 Gelert at Porthmadog alongside a Cambrian line train | |
Locale | Wales |
Terminus | Porthmadog and Pen y Mount |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Welsh Highland Railway Ltd |
Built by | Welsh Highland Railway Ltd |
Original gauge | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Welsh Highland Railway Ltd |
Operated by | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway |
Stations | 3 |
Length | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
Preserved gauge | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1980 |
Preservation history | |
1961 | Welsh Highland Railway Society formed |
1964 | WHR Society reformed as Welsh Highland Light Railway (1964) Limited |
1980 | WHR Ltd opened for passenger service |
1987 | Original locomotive Russell restored |
2003 | Original locomotive Russell taken out of service for expensive major overhaul. |
2005 | Celebrates 25 years of passenger train service |
2007 | Extended to Traeth Mawr |
2008 | Last train to Traeth Mawr |
2009 | Operational name changed to Welsh Highland Heritage Railway. Terminus reverts to Pen y Mount. |
2014 | Original locomotive Russell back in service. |
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is a short reconstructed heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales. Its main station is in Porthmadog.