Name: Fairbourne Steam Railway
Rating: 5.0

Fairbourne Steam Railway

Beach Road, Fairbourne, Gwynedd, LL38 2EX, Wales

1-90 Years

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Fairbourne Steam Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway located in Fairbourne, United Kingdom. The railway has been operating for over 100 years, running from Fairbourne village to the mouth of the Mawddach Estuary, where it connects with the ferry to Barmouth. It originally began as a two-foot gauge horse-drawn tramway before being converted to a 15-inch gauge steam railway in 1916.

The railway features several locomotives including Yeo, Russell, Sherpa, Beddgelert, Tony and Gwril. Many of these are replica narrow-gauge engines inspired by historic railway designs. The site also includes the Fairbourne Museum, located at the Fairbourne Miniature Railway Station, where visitors can explore photographs, historical documents and railway memorabilia connected with Fairbourne’s past.

Ticket prices range from £1.00 to £15.00 depending on ticket type. A Day Rover ticket costs £15.00 and allows unlimited travel on the day of purchase. Single tickets are £9.80, while accompanied children (maximum two per adult) pay £1.00 and unaccompanied children pay £8.75. Diesel on Demand fares are £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for children, and dogs are welcome with a £1 Day Rover fare.

Overall, Fairbourne Steam Railway offers a historic railway journey along the Mid-Wales coast, combining heritage locomotives, scenic travel and a small museum experience.

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YEO: Constructed by David Curwen in 1978 as a 2-6-2T and formerly named Jubilee was inspired by the Manning Wardle locomotives used by the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in Devon, although Walschaerts rather than the Joy valve gear on the prototype was fitted.
RUSSELL: Unlike the loco on which it was based is a 2-6-4T built in 1979 by Milner Engineering originally as a scaled down copy of a Leek and manifold locomotive and named Elaine but was re-built in its present form based on a Welsh Highland Railway Hunslet in 1985 at Fairbourne.
SHERPA: Formerly named France was built as a 0-4-0ST plus tender by Milner Engineering in 1978 and is based on the Class B Sharp Stewart locomotives of the Darjeeling Himalaya Railway.
BEDDGELERT: Built as a 0-6-4ST in 1979 by David Curwen and formerly named David Curwen is based on the locomotive Beddgelert that ran on the original North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway, a forerunner of the Welsh Highland Railway, between 1878 and 1906.
TONY: Was originally built in 1961 as a 15 inch gauge 4w-4wPH by G&S Light Engineering as Sylvia but was rebuilt at Fairbourne in 1984 as a diesel powered loco and renamed Lilian Walter, re-gauged to 12 ¼ inch gauge in 1985, then rebuilt as Tony to re-enter service in 2013.
GWRIL: Is the third locomotive to carry the name and was constructed as a 2 feet gauge Hunslet diesel built in 1994 and after working as an industrial loco in London and Singapore came to Fairbourne to be re-built as our 12 ¼ inch gauge workhorse, entering service in 2009.
Fairbourne Museum: At the Fairbourne Miniature Railway Station, wander around the Museum amongst photographs and documents connected with Fairbourne's past and other railway memorabilia.

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Price Details

DAY ROVER: £15.00 (Day rover ticket entitles you to unlimited travel on day of purchase)
Single: £9.80
Accompanied Children (maximum of 2 per Adult): £1.00
Unaccompanied Children: £8.75
Diesel on Demand Adults: £8.00 & Children: £4.00
Dogs welcome - Day Rover fare: £1

Pricing URL: https://www.fairbournerailway.com/page7.html

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Offer Birthday Parties: No

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Address: Beach Road, Fairbourne, Gwynedd, LL38 2EX, Wales

Post Code: LL38 2EX

Council: Gwynedd

County: Gwynedd

The line is situated on the Mid-Wales coast on the South side of the Mawddach Estuary. Fairbourne village is located halfway between Tywyn and Dolgellau.

By Rail: From Barmouth or Tywyn/Machynlleth
By Road: Signed off the A493 Dolgellau/Tywyn road
By Bus: Lloyds G21, Dolgellau -Tywyn / Machynlleth service:
By Ferry: From/to Barmouth Harbour