page_title: List of British heritage and private railways
section_title: Narrow gauge
hierarchical_section_title: List of British heritage and private railways / Wales / North Wales / Narrow gauge
caption_attribution_description: English: Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 16th June 2004
context_page_description: 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. Some also provide economic local transport.
  Many of the standard-gauge railways listed, including former branch lines and ex-mainline routes, were closed by British Railways under the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. Most have been restored and operate as heritage lines. A smaller number of lines were formerly industrial or colliery railways.
  Many of these preserved railways are mentioned in national and international tour guides, and visits may form part of a school curriculum or feature in other studies, including civil engineering, mechanics, social, economic and political history, visual arts and drama.
  This list also includes tramways. Nearly all Tram services in Britain ended in the 1950s and early 1960s, leaving just Blackpool Corporation Tramways, although some big cities have since revived them in the late 20th century onwards.
context_section_description: Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd
  Ffestiniog Railway, Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
  Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, Gwynedd
  Penrhyn Quarry Railway, Bethesda, Gwynedd
  Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, Gwynedd
  Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
  Welsh Highland Railway, Caernarfon to Porthmadog, Gwynedd
caption: The Llanberis Lake Railway
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