Driver's Eye View - Welsh Highland Railway (Rheilfford Eryri)

Driver's Eye View - Welsh Highland Railway (Rheilfford Eryri) - Beddgelert to Porthmadog.

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10 ай бұрын

The Welsh Highland Railway - 'WHR' - (Welsh: Rheilffordd Eryri) is a restored narrow gauge railway located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The 25-mile (40.2 km) long 1 ft 11 ½ in (597 mm) gauge line connects Caernarfon to Porthmadog, the line passes through the scenic Aberglaslyn Gorge as well as serving the popular tourist village of Beddgelert. The railway shares Porthmadog Harbour station with the Ffestiniog Railway's line to Blaenau Ffestiniog. One of the line's notable features is the United Kingdom's only mixed gauge flat rail crossing.
During restoration most of the civil engineering was undertaken by contractors whilst the track was laid by volunteers. The original WHR ran from Porthmadog to Dinas, where it connected with the standard gauge Caernarfon to Afon Wen line. The modern day WHR uses the track bed of the long closed Afon Wen line to access its modern Caernarfon terminus in the shadow of the city's impressive castle, conveniently situated close to both the harbour and the town centre.
Bryngwyn and the slate quarries around Moel Tryfan were served by a short branch off the original WHR, the old branch line trackbed is now a footpath know as the "rail trail".
The 3/4 mile (1.2 km) long Welsh Highland Heritage Railway runs from its station close to the Cambrian Coast Railway's Porthmadog station along the trackbed of the former Cambrian Railways exchange siding to connect to the WHR main line at Pen-y-Mount junction.
To watch the videos I made documenting the reopening of the WHR, please click on the following links - • Part 1 - Welsh Highlan... • Part 2 - Welsh Highlan... • Part 3 - Welsh Highlan...
Map 00:30 Google Earth/Maps
Map 00:36 OpenRailwayMap - Use of the 'OpenRailwayMap' mark is licenced by the OpenStreetMap Foundation
To find out more about the railway or to book your own Welsh Highland Railway adventure please click on this link - www.festrail.co.uk/
01:38- Beddgelert
03:19 - Goat Tunnel or No.1 Tunnel (38 Metres)
05:47 - A498 (road)
06:12 - Afon Glaslyn (river)
08:35 - Aberglaslyn Pass
09:27 - Aberglaslyn No.2 Tunnel (29 metres)
09:46 - Aberglaslyn No.3 Tunnel (9 metres)
10:08 - Aberglaslyn No.4 Tunnel (292 metres)
12:18 - Nantmor
14:12 - A4085 (road)
16:23 - Hafod y Llyn
24:43 - B4410 (road)
26:27 - Afon Glaslyn
27:10 - Pont Croesor
33:51 - Pen-y-Mount Junction
34:25 - Pen-y-Mount Junction, Station
34:45 - Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
34:57 - Porthmadog bypass
36:49 - Cambrian Coast Railway
37:47 - Snowdon Street
38:38 - Porthmadog
40:16 - Britannia Bridge
41:43 - Porthmadog Harbour Station
45:16 - Boston Lodge Works

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@Observer225 10 ай бұрын

A lovely walk before the track was reopened.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

I walked it with my grandfather back in the late sixties, I never dreamt that it might one day be a railway again.

@TheMisterGriswold 10 ай бұрын

Really takes me back. This ride is unforgettable.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

The Welsh Highland Railway is a bit special, the scenery is beautiful and with the changing seasons and unpredictable weather, no two tips are the same.

@nicholasroberts6954 10 ай бұрын

What a lovely little run. So pictureseque. You got this at just the right time of year. Beeching proof !

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. Beeching didn't get a look in with this one, closed before he got a chance to close it and reopened long after his report on the reshaping of Britain's railways was published.

@Pjs75 10 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be a trip in Wales, unless it rained!

@fritz46 10 ай бұрын

Yes, but look how quickly the weather improved from 40:30 to 40:35 ... ;-)

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Wales is like New Zealand, you get all four seasons in one day.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

@@fritz46Well spotted, I couldn't be on the train and filming from the roadside, it was the same train filmed on two consecutive days 😉.

@fritz46 10 ай бұрын

I once made the trip from Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert during a Superpower event. It was windy, but still more or less dry at Rhyd Ddu, so I chose to enter the "toast rack" car because I like semi-open cars, because it was directly behind the locomotive, and because many seats where empty (I wonder why?). But then it started to rain, and because of the S bends everything inside the carriage became wet, including the benches, so shifting from the wet to the dry side when passing a bend wasn't really solving the problem. I still would make the same decision next time!

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

@@fritz46 I must visit one of the superpower events, they look like a nice way to spend a day or two. I read your comment and smiled to myself, because I'd have done exactly as you did and like you, knowing there was a good chance of getting a good soaking, I'd still ride in the "toast rack" car 😊.

@peterhunt2723 10 ай бұрын

Just excellent…as usual from this channel!

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed the video.

@1953gerhardf 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this nice video. Nice landscapes. Nice documenting the road number A4085 at 14:14 .

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😊.

@johannperaus6890 10 ай бұрын

Hi Tim! Wonderful video 👍. I enjoyed this downhill trip with (you know it) a 🍺. Best regards from the rainy Mühlviertel and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Hello Hans, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride and the beer. Cheers. Tim.

@Hard-Boiled-Bollock 3 ай бұрын

The most scenic, picturesque railway anywhere

@Timsvideochannel1 3 ай бұрын

I have to agree with you, there are few more interesting or scenic railways to be found anywhere, I've loved watching this railway go from an abandoned track bed to a fully functioning railway, a real life story of the phoenix raising from the ashes.

@robertcoleman4861 10 ай бұрын

I can picture myself lying on a grassy river bank by that beautiful river on a nice day listening to the beautiful sound at the water running over the rocks i would be in the land of nod in 5 min😴😴😴thanks T[m for another great journey cheers Bob.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Hello Robert, I've spent many happy hours with my wife and kids catching tiddlers in the river just as it enters the gorge, on a warm summers day life doesn't get any better 😊.

@michaelclarkson2218 4 ай бұрын

This excellent video brings back some memories. I traveled on this a few years ago with some friends and managed to film some little snippets here and there but it's nice to see it in it's entirety on this delightful film. Beautiful scenery all the way. It did rain a lot when I was on it though. Thank you for uploading.🙂

@Timsvideochannel1 4 ай бұрын

Hello Michael, I'm glad this video brought back pleasant memories from your own trip on the Welsh Highland Railway. Wales wouldn't be the beautiful place it is without the rain fall, although to be fair the sun does come out occasionally and when it does there a few better places in the world to be. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@panikrystyna1 10 ай бұрын

Witaj, Tim. Pięknie. Dziękuję. Pozdrawiam.😀

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Dziękuję, cieszę się, że film Ci się spodobał. Wszystkiego najlepszego. Tim.

@user-fb3cy9cq1z 10 ай бұрын

Breathtaking!

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 9 ай бұрын

Very nice, like!!!

@Timsvideochannel1 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.

@SiarlW Ай бұрын

Gorgeous 😮

@Timsvideochannel1 Ай бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.

@neilforbes416 10 ай бұрын

Watched and enjoyed! 👍👍👍👍👍

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Hello Neil, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

@neilforbes416 10 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Cheers, Tim!

@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody 10 ай бұрын

Super video

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.

@kellyashfordtrains2642 10 ай бұрын

Very nice.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@jenfei6998 10 ай бұрын

The engine's sound is both loud and distinctive. It's my first time witnessing a steam engine train running at such a high speed. I hope to visit the Welsh Highland to experience this incredibly impressive feat.

@custardo 10 ай бұрын

I did so in my 2023 summer's holiday, and it was every bit as great as it looks.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

The locomotives are as big as a mainline locomotive, yet they runs on rails a little under 2 feet apart. Its well worth doing the whole journey between Caernarfon and Porthmadog to appreciate the ever changing scenery. If you do make it to the railway, I'm sure you'll find it a rewarding experience.

@steamfandan9682 3 ай бұрын

Ex South African Railway locomotives which were re gauged from 3ft 6 gauge to 2ft 6

@Mediawatcher2023 10 ай бұрын

very good

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@boonesnake 2 ай бұрын

I watch this on a third monitor at work

@Timsvideochannel1 2 ай бұрын

That's what the third monitor is for, I often watch KZfaq in the same way 😊.

@peterhunt2723 10 ай бұрын

Walked through the Aberglaslyn tunnels with wife and friends in 1973… doesn’t seem that long ago….

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

I walked through the tunnel in the early 70's, I remember 1973 well because it was the year I bought my first and only motorbike and you're right it doesn't seem that long ago.

@peterhunt2723 10 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 tried motorcycles, didn’t like, bought my first car 1962..Ford Prefect 1949 model cost me £10 !

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

@@peterhunt2723When I was young my father had motorbike and sidecar, he bought his first car, also an old Prefect at about the same time you bought your Ford Prefect, his was black as I believe nearly all Prefects were at the time.

@peterhunt2723 10 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 it was black indeed. Ran it for about 18 months before it died , got £10 for it at scrapyard!

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

@@peterhunt2723 I bet it was the only car you didn't lose money on.

@steamfandan9682 7 ай бұрын

Overdue another visit last time i was ther was over 10 years ago

@Timsvideochannel1 7 ай бұрын

I never get tired of visiting this railway, there is always something new to be seen and you can be sure of a warm welcome. I hope you get there soon.

@Tishirobearcat 10 ай бұрын

So is it raining or is the water seen in the video caused by something else?

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

It was rain on the camera lens.

@sellier-bellot22 10 ай бұрын

Nice one ! 🥸 By the way ,was it a Salmon river ??? Cheers.

@Timsvideochannel1 10 ай бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed it. The river is full tiddlers, my children used to love catching them, then letting them go again, the river is known for sea trout. Here is a link giving details of the fish in the Glaslyn river - cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/media/694882/accessible-glaslyn-kyr-2021-completed-1.pdf

@sellier-bellot22 10 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Thanks for the information ! ! !🥸