The news many of you have been eagerly anticipating is here… Tickets for our 2022 services are now on sale!

Congratulations to ‘Urdd Gobaith Cymru’ who are celebrating their 100th anniversary today!

Spooner’s has reopened its doors following a period of restoration work in order to enhance our facilities and the service we provide to our customers.

It’s a crisp Winter’s day here in Porthmadog, but the days are growing lighter and we have some exciting news to share with you – our 2022 season will start on 26th March.

Here at Spooner’s we are starting the New Year by carrying out some restoration work in order to enhance our facilities and the service we provide to our customers.

Here are the details for our Food and Bar service over the Christmas / New Year period.

November is here and as we begin to look forward to our Christmas services, we would like to publicise the updated opening times for our Catering Outlets…

The Infrastructure Department of the Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways has produced an ambitious Autumn and Winter maintenance plan…

Bachmann Europe have just announced new products to be introduced this winter. Pride of place (OK, we’re slightly biased here) is the launch of models of Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlies in 009 scale.

We are delighted to announce that the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (FFWHR) has been successful in its application for a £3.1million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).

On Friday October 8th. we were pleased to welcome Heritage Railway Association Director Steve Clews to the railway to present two awards.

On Sunday October 10th. a brief ceremony was held at the southern portal of Moelwyn tunnel to unveil a plaque commemorating their completion.

We are delighted to announce that Topsy has returned to the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways following a loan to the National Museum of York as part of their Brass Steel & Fire Exhibition.

The September sun was shining as supporters of the Ffestiniog Railway came together to celebrate the official unveiling of two plaques at the recently restored ‘Gweithdy’ building in Minffordd.

Thank you to all those who attended the recent K1 event on 18th/19th September.

We had a day of rail safety information last week as we welcomed both a member of the North Wales Police and actors from the Network Rail Staycation campaign.

We have now updated our Booking Systems with tickets for September and October now on sale – so you can PLAN your visit and BOOK your tickets now!

We were delighted to show our support at Cae Clyd this week as Porthmadog FC and Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs FC played out an entertaining match in the Ardal North West League.

We are well into August and trains are really busy. Thank you for your support if you have travelled; and also for playing your part in keeping our railway safe.

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways gets on board “Love Your Railway” nationwide campaign.

We here at the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways are delighted to hear the fantastic news that UNESCO World Heritage Site status has been obtained for ‘the slate landscape of North West Wales’.

Spooner’s will now be open 7 days a week between 09:00 – 22:00

We would like to offer a grateful thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers and staff who have been busy renovating our Blaenau Ffestiniog Station.

The Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways have staged “Kid’s Week” for many years; we have now renamed it “Young Volunteers Training Week”.

Tywyn based Talyllyn Railway has announced that it has placed an order with the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways.

We are now at a point where we can begin to offer a greater variety of services and we are delighted to announce that we will be introducing 3 new experiences in July!

We have taken the opportunity to record the Reminiscences of two Ffestiniog Railway pioneers without whom the railway would not exist as it does today.

We are delighted to announce that we will be working with Porthmadog local brewery ‘Purple Moose’, who have produced for us a ‘new own-labelled railway themed beer’ exclusively for sale at the railway.

In line with the latest update to guidelines, we’re very pleased to confirm that Spooner’s Bar will be ‘open for business’ again from Monday 17th May.

Much as we are all looking forward to resuming train services in a couple of weeks time, we have had to make a considered decision on whether to hold any major events this year.

Having only recently announced that we are resuming services in May, we now have some even better news to share…

It’s time to look onwards and upwards as we continue to form plans for our 2021 services.

We are pleased to announce that we have several new job opportunities available at the Railway.

This year the Snowdonian will run on July 24th and 25th, with the Welsh Highland Railway leg taking place on the Saturday, and the Ffestiniog leg on the Sunday.

Our annual Rail Ale event will not be taking place this year as we continue to adhere to Welsh Government regulations.

Our new National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) – Interpretation and Boston Lodge Project website will be the principal hub for all our project information, activities and updates.

Paul Lewin has produced a briefing video which provides useful detail on the various aspects of the project.

Caernarfon Station and our First Class Pullman carriages have been shortlisted by the British Guild of Travel Writers for the award for ‘Best UK & Ireland Tourism Project’ in the ‘BGTW International Tourism Awards 2020’.

The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways are proud to have been recognised at the 2020 National Railway Heritage Awards.

Our societies are now running their Christmas appeals for 2020. We hope that you will be able to support them.

Thanks to the incredible work and continuous support of our staff, volunteers and supporters, we are delighted to announce that the Welsh Highland Railway will soon join the Ffestiniog Railway in steaming once again!

Pre-order your hamper in advance of your journey on the Welsh Highland Railway.

Parking arrangements for our trains in the light of social distancing rules.

Travel back in time and discover what trains were like in Victorian times, the Roaring Twenties or the Swinging Sixties…

Welsh Pony will be steamed for the first time in eighty years, and we will broadcast the action live so that you at home can witness this momentous and long-awaited occasion.

Many volunteers and supporters have asked what can be done to support the railway, apart from the appeal. Well, we’ve got a cunning plan to bring everyone together to take part in something extremely useful – from the comfort of their own home!

The ‘Snowdonia 360’ campaign follows a 360 mile tourist route incorporating every element a visitor may want, to create a unique holiday experience.

Now that the February half-term break has passed, we are running two trains a day, four days a week until 26th March. These trains will run from Harbour Station, Porthmadog to Hafod y Llyn and return, providing the opportunity to enjoy a scenic, steam-hauled 10-mile round trip across reclaimed pastures, passing ancient sea cliffs and the meandering Glaslyn river along the way. As the train steams away from Porthmadog, you cross the harbour bridge and […]

The start of season provided the ideal opportunity to host our highly anticipated Defibrillator Launch event at Porthmadog Harbour station.

On Saturday October 5th., the newly-constructed Welsh Highland Railway Pullman Observation Carriage was officially named Gwyrfai at Caernarfon Station.

The Festiniog Railway Company Board are pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Schumann has been appointed company president.