About Us

The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is an run almost entirely by volunteers in their spare time.

Maybe you'd like to join us, or just follow our progress from a distance? Find out how below.

The original Welsh Highland Railway was one of the greatest white elephants of Wales's industrial history. It opened in 1922, and closed in 1937, lasting just 15 years. Find out more abouth the history of the railway in the Engine Sheds.

There's another railway with a similar name to us which runs through Snowdonia. You can find details about it here.

Volunteering

Whether you're a skilled engineer, enjoy hacking away at undergrowth or just like talking to people you have something to offer the railway. You may even want to help to keep this website up to date!

Please contact us to see how you can get involved.

Membership

The railway is operated by Welsh Highland Railway Limited, a member-controlled charity.

Annual membership fees are below:

Adult £25
Senior - over 60 £15
Unemployed £15
Child - under 18 £10
Family £40

Click here to download a membership leaflet.

We currently have over 1,000 members from as near as Pen-y-Mount and as far as Thailand who support our work. Some are regular volunteers, who live down the road and never leave the place... others call in once or twice a year to see how we're doing... some haven't ever been to Porthmadog.

Members get free travel on our trains and can keep update to date with what's happening at the railway with regular editions of "The Journal" magazine and e-mail news reports. They also have the chance to attend and vote at the company AGM and to stand for election as a Board member.