For legions of rail passengers every year Porthmadog's Harbour Station is the jumping off point for a scenic trip along the ...

The Welsh Highland Railway to within a stone’s throw of the castle at Caernarfon, and the Ffestiniog Railway to the slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Ffestiniog Railway has ...

in its pomp Blaenau was the second largest town in North Wales - only behind Wrexham. Today tourism plays a large part in the economy with the Ffestiniog Railway especially popular ...

An iconic heritage railway that’s celebrating its 70th anniversary has been honoured with a major tourism award.

His route follows part of the Ffestiniog railway line with a stopping point at Tan-y-Bwlch station. He learns about the industrialist who changed the landscape and takes shelter from the rain in a ...

It was named after the commissioning engineer of the original Ffestiniog Railway James Spooner, who built the line between 1832 and 1836. He was succeeded by his son Charles Easton Spooner who ...