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Map showing the location of Wales within the United Kingdom. This is a list of railway stations in Wales, one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.It includes all railway stations in Wales that form part of the British National Rail network that currently have timetabled train services.
This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and British Overseas Territories whether operational or closed, that are operated for charitable purposes or shareholder profit.
The Wales & Borders Train Company was formed on 14 October 2001 and ran by National Express. [6] In 2016, Transport for Wales was established, and would oversee the procurement of the next operator of the franchise, then operated by Arriva Trains Wales, as well as Metro services on the Valley Lines. [7] [8]
The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Pont-y-pŵl a Blaenafon) is a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) volunteer-run heritage railway in South Wales, running trains between a halt platform opposite the Whistle Inn public house (famed for its collection of miners' lamps) southwards to the town of Blaenavon via a two-platform station at the site of former colliery furnace of the Big Pit ...
Nantlle Vale quarry connected to the Nantlle Railway. Two steam locomotives survive in preservation. Coed Madoc quarry tramway [3] before 1864 1927 2 ft (610 mm) Tal-y-Sarn: Steam locomotive worked quarry tramway. Inclines connected to a standard-gauge branch from Tal-y-sarn. Cornwall quarry tramway [3] 1867 1937 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Tal-y-sarn
The railway is promoted as one of The Great Little Trains of Wales, a joint marketing scheme launched in 1970 that encompasses eleven narrow gauge railways, mostly found in Wales. [23] It continues to operate as a tourist railway, operating between Easter and the end of October, with extra services during February half-term and at Christmas.
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The Gwili Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Gwili) is a Welsh heritage railway, that operates a preserved standard gauge railway line from the site of Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in southwest Wales along a four-and-a-half-mile (7.2 km) section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line. The original railway closed in 1965, with the track ...