Wales
Wales

Railway journeys in Wales

3 charter trains and 5 scenic lines, signed in the colours of the old Western Region.

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Charter trains

The Welsh Marches ExpressSteam
STEAM · WESTERN REGIONNº 63352

The Welsh Marches Express

FromChesterfield, Derby and Stoke-on-TrenttoCardiff via Shrewsbury and Hereford

Saphos steam day trip from the East Midlands and Potteries through Shropshire and Herefordshire on the Welsh Marches line to Cardiff.

DiningPremier diningFirst ClassBar
Sit rightFares vary
The Journey ShrinkerDiesel
DIESEL · WESTERN REGIONNº 85084

The Journey Shrinker

FromLondon PaddingtontoSwansea via Bristol Temple Meads

125 Group's HST fiftieth anniversary tour from Paddington to Swansea in original InterCity livery, recreating the 1976 Western Region launch.

BarFirst Class
Sit leftFares vary
Statesman Christmas Luncheon CircularLuxuryNext 12 Dec
LUXURY · WESTERN REGIONNº 35545

Statesman Christmas Luncheon Circular

FromSevern Tunnel JunctiontoWelsh Marches and Cheshire circular

A festive Pullman-style luncheon circuit over the Welsh Marches, past Chester and across the Cheshire Plain.

DiningPremier diningFirst ClassBarAfternoon tea
Sit leftfrom£135

Scenic lines

Cambrian Coast LineScenic line
WESTERN REGIONNº 63352

Cambrian Coast Line

FromShrewsburytoPwllheli

Across mid Wales by Talerddig summit to the Dovey estuary, then along Cardigan Bay over Barmouth Bridge to Harlech and the Llŷn Peninsula.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsHeritage railway link
Sit leftfrom£25
Heart of Wales LineScenic line
WESTERN REGIONNº 71271

Heart of Wales Line

FromSwanseatoShrewsbury

A slow, single-track wander through the empty hills of mid Wales, with the Sugar Loaf summit, Cynghordy Viaduct and 30 mostly request-stop stations.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover tickets
Sit leftfrom£25
Conwy Valley LineScenic line
WESTERN REGIONNº 79190

Conwy Valley Line

FromLlandudnotoBlaenau Ffestiniog

From the seaside at Llandudno up the Conwy estuary and the wooded Lledr valley into the slate mountains at Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsHeritage railway link
Sit rightfrom£12
North Wales Coast LineScenic line
WESTERN REGIONNº 87109

North Wales Coast Line

FromChestertoHolyhead

Along the Dee estuary and the North Wales shore past Conwy Castle, through Stephenson's tubular bridge and across Anglesey to the Irish ferry at Holyhead.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRequest stopsRover ticketsSteam charters
Sit rightfrom£20
Marches LineScenic line
WESTERN REGIONNº 45489

Marches Line

FromNewporttoShrewsbury

Along the England–Wales border through Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster and Ludlow, with the Black Mountains and Shropshire hills for company.

Dogs welcomeBikes carriedGreat walksRover tickets
Sit leftfrom£20