Ffestiniog Railway

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Ffestiniog Railway is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway in North Wales, renowned as one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world and a popular tourist attraction through the Snowdonia landscape.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage railway
narrow-gauge railway
railway company
tourist attraction
category heritage railways in Wales
narrow gauge railways in Wales
tourist attractions in Gwynedd
connects Blaenau Ffestiniog
Porthmadog
country Wales
endPoint Blaenau Ffestiniog Station
gauge 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in
597 mm
hasHeadquarters Porthmadog
hasViewOf Glaslyn estuary
Snowdonia mountains
heritageDesignation heritage railway
heritageFocus preservation of historic narrow-gauge railway operations
language English
Welsh
languageRegion Welsh-speaking area
locatedIn Gwynedd local authority area
North Wales
Snowdonia
United Kingdom
notableFor being one of the oldest independent railway companies in the world
continuous operation as an independent railway company
operator Ffestiniog Railway Company
originalPurpose transporting slate
owner Ffestiniog Railway Company
primaryCargoHistoric slate
propulsion diesel locomotives
steam locomotives
regionServed Gwynedd
scenicRoute Snowdonia National Park
serviceType passenger
tourist
startingPoint Porthmadog Harbour Station
status heritage operation
operational
terminus Blaenau Ffestiniog
Porthmadog
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in North Wales
trackConfiguration mountain railway
trackGaugeCategory narrow gauge
trackType single track with passing loops
uses double Fairlie articulated steam locomotives

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