Tickets for the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways' 2023 train services, which start running on Saturday, 25th March, go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, 28th February, at 10.00.
This year, visitors have the option to book a full return journey, a one-way ticket between stations, or depending on the train's capacity and the service frequency, hop on and off trains.
A notable addition to this year's services is ‘The Quarryman' which allows visitors to start and finish their journey at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
‘The Quarryman' will follow the route of the old slate trains that transported their valuable cargo of slates from the quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog to the harbour at Porthmadog. After leaving Blaenau Ffestiniog, the train passes the impressive slate tips that are stark reminders of the town's industrial past, before heading through the picturesque Vale of Ffestiniog to Porthmadog. Here there will be time to explore the harbour town, visit the maritime museum on the quayside, or enjoy some refreshments, before the return journey to ‘the town that roofed the world'.
Among other changes to this year's timetable, passengers can enjoy a full day in Beddgelert by travelling on the renamed ‘The Aberglaslyn' service. By booking a seat on the outward morning service and returning on the afternoon service, passengers can now have a longer break to explore all that the idyllic Beddgelert village has to offer.
This year's journey options include:
Caernarfon to Porthmadog
Porthmadog to Caernarfon
Caernarfon to Beddgelert
Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog
- The Quarryman (this is a new service for 2023)
Porthmadog to Tan-y-Bwlch
Porthmadog to Beddgelert
- The Aberglaslyn (this service provides new opportunities)
Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu
The Cwellyn (this service only runs during school summer holidays)
Full details of the railway's 2023 services or for more information and to book tickets can be found on the railways' website at https://www.festrail.co.uk/about/
