The Jewel in the Crown:
Beyer-Garratt in the Aberglaslyn Pass.
Caernarfon to Porthmadog, North Wales
Welcome to the website of the Welsh Highland Railway Project. This is where you can find out all about the project led by the Ffestiniog Railway to rebuild and operate the Welsh Highland Railway, a neighbouring line running through the mountains of Wales which closed in the 1930s. The final section of the restored line is now operational and in 2012 all trains will run through to Harbour Station in Porthmadog.
This site includes information on the present operations and future plans of Rheilffordd Eryri (Welsh title for the rebuilt WHR), the blow-by-blow story of the rebuilding of the WHR and thousands of pictures. This is the railway project that everyone has been talking about.
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Phone: 01766 516000
(Porthmadog Harbour Station)
or 01286 677018 (Caernarfon Station) |
| Background - the basis of the Project, which WHR is which, etc. |
| News - latest and archive, dates for the diary, and more |
| Get involved - how you can play a part as a volunteer in the WHR Project |
| The route of the WHR |
| The Rebuilding Story - Phase1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4 |
| Maintaining and developing the railway: Introduction, Caernarfon to Dinas, Dinas to Waunfawr, Waunfawr to Rhyd Ddu, Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert, Beddgelert to Pont Croesor, Pont Croesor to Harbour Station, Caernarfon Station development |
| Locomotives and rolling stock |
| The Welsh Highland Railway Society |
| Recommended reading and viewing |
| Links: WHR, Rail-related and Local information |
| Special Events - past and future |
| Forums |
| Desktop Trains |
| Virtual Welsh Highland - Train Sim Downloads |
| Ffestiniog Railway homepage |
See also the excellent Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
site, for history of the original WHR, and the operations of the
WHHR at its Porthmadog site.
Passenger information: Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9NF, UK. Tel: (0)1766 516000. Fax: (0)1766 516005. Caernarfon Station, tel/fax: (0)1286 677018.
The Festiniog Railway Trust is a Registered Charity no. 239904. These pages are produced by the late Dr Ben Fisher as an enthusiast resource in association with the official Ffestiniog Railway, WHR (Caernarfon) and Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri websites. This site is endorsed by the Ffestiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway Construction Ltd as the official site of the WHR Project; however while every effort is made to ensure accuracy, materials not indicated as FR or WHRCL copyright should not be taken as official statements. Mail with comments on what you'd like to see in these pages is welcomed, as are reports of any problems with the pages. Pictures before 15th July 2009 are by Ben Fisher unless otherwise stated; photographs and other materials to be found in these pages may not be reproduced without the express permission of the copyright owner in question.