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Trip on Welsh Steam Railways

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 This evening, I am reprising a tour with emphasis on steam trains in Wales. Trip on Snowdon Mountain Railway, North Wales First deaprt lodgings at Porthmadog and drive for about 45 minutes to the Snowdon Mountain Railway at Llanberis. Here join the 10.30 am train to the top of Mount Snowdon (3560 feet) and then return via the same route. Round trip takes two and a half hours. Landscape view in Snowdonia, North Wales Summit of Mount Snowdon, Wales Locomotive at work on Snowdon Mountain Railway, Wales Steam Locomotive on Snowdon Mountain Railway, Wales Video clip of Snowdon mountain train     Snowdonia National Park from Snowdon Mountain Railway View of waterfall from Snowdon Mountain Railway, Wales Upon return to Llanberis return  to Porthmadog and visit the engineering workshops of the Ffestiniog Railway by way of an escorted tour. Next,  join the 3.45 pm departure on the Ffestiniog Railway which provides aa round trip via Blaenau Ffestiniog retur...