Welsh Highland railway.First train ride over the Glaslyn.

[bradleymanor]

The gauge is nominal 2' (1' 115/8"). There are check rails on the outside not fastened yet. The rails in the 2 foot are carried on the Roland's rats (yellow). They carry a pair of rails to the head of steel. That is not scrap rail. (Reply by bradleymanor's dad as my son passed away on August 31st, 2009).

[reesebwhitehead]

What gauge is that?Why is there scrap rails all over the place?

[YTR0009]

wont that thing get derailed?

[Isochest]

Does this close the gap between Caernarfon and Porthmadog?

[bradleymanor]

That's how it was originally built in the early 1920s. The railway itself goes through some of the finest scenery in the country.

[robertgift]

Wonderful.

But why such a narrow gauge?

[completlylegend1990]

@robertgift it use to carry slate in the 1920s so the engines were tiny , now there alot bigger

[bradleymanor]

At that time the head of steel was just yards away behind the camera if I remember rightly. It was filmed during the summer. The rails you can see in the middle are those which are stored in the 2 foot for more tracklaying. There are two pairs of guard rails there but qwhen this footage was filmed, the guard rails had yet to be inserted.