Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Heritage railway museum in Porthmadog, Wales.
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is a restored narrow-gauge railway that operates through Gwynedd's countryside using historical locomotives and carriages. The site includes a museum, stations, and a working workshop where technicians maintain and repair the vintage equipment.
The original railway was built in the early 1900s to transport slate and later fell out of service. From the 1960s onward, railway enthusiasts gradually restored the line and developed it into the current site.
The museum displays tools, photographs, and equipment from when narrow-gauge trains carried slate and goods across Wales. You can see how these railways shaped the daily life of workers and communities throughout the region.
Visitors can ride the train, explore the museum, and visit different stations all covered by one admission ticket. It helps to wear comfortable shoes since you walk around the grounds and the Welsh weather can be changeable.
The workshop on site is not just a display but an active operation where craftspeople work daily on historical machines. Visitors can watch through windows as steam locomotives are serviced and boilers are repaired.
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