Sustainable Trips

Scenic Adventure

Wales on Rails

This website is here to promote tourism by using public transport throughout Wales. Encouraging safe, sustainable, and scenic adventures.

Full Website coming soon.

The Great Little Trains Limited marketing group manages and promotes this website.

We are funded by the Visit Wales Tourism Product Innovation Fund and the Community Rail Partnerships in Wales and the borders.

The members of the  Great Little Trains Limited are:

Bala Lake Railway
Brecon Mountain Railway (Methyr Tydfil)
Fairbourne Railway
Ffestiniog Railway (Porthmadog)
Llanberis Lake Railway
Snowdon Mountain Railway (Llanberis)
Tal-y-llyn Railway (Tywyn)
Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth)
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (Porthmadog)
Welsh Highland Railways (Porthmadog)
Welshpool and Llanfair Railway (Llanfair Caereinion)‍

The Community Rail Partnerships in Wales and the borders include:

Cambrian Line
Conwy Valley Line
The Heart of Wales Line
Borderlands Line
The Shrewsbury to Chester Line
South West Wales Connected
Community Rail Partnerships

Big Train Little Train has information about:

• Getting to Wales
• Getting around Wales

Britain is home to some spectacular scenic rail journeys. Scenic Rail Britain has some fantastic ‘Lines to explore’ on their website.‍

Please explore these journeys safely by adhering to the latest government guidance on travelling on public transport, relevant to your local area.
Guidance Wales
Guidance UK