Robin and I have just returned from two weeks in Wales where we hiked, walked around old castles and manor houses and rode four of the Great Little Trains of Wales. The four railways we rode were:
On the Llanberis Lake Railway, we rode behind “Elidir“. We used the Welsh Highland Railway to complete a hike we did from Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert. We photographed both Garrett engines used on the WHR, numbers 138 and 143, earlier in the day when they crossed near Rhyd Ddu but rode behind no 138 back to Rhyd Ddu. On the Ffestiniog, we rode the “David Lloyd George” down from Blaneau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog and the “Earl of Merioneth” back up. Finally, on the Talyllyn, we rode behind the “Tom Rolt“.
Each trip had its own highlights, but having the opportunity to see these classic steam engines running through the Wales countryside was reward enough.
I have additional pictures from the Llanberis Lake, Welsh Highland and Talyllyn Railways on Flickr.