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Welsh Highland Railway

former railway company (1922-1944) operating between Porthmadog and near Caernarfon
Organization narrow_gauge_railway Q130535555
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Welsh Highland Railway

Summary

Welsh Highland Railway is a narrow-gauge railway[1].

Key Facts

  • Welsh Highland Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's instance of is recorded as narrow-gauge railway[3].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's structure replaced by is recorded as Welsh Highland Railway[5].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's terminus is recorded as Dinas railway station[6].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's terminus is recorded as Porthmadog Harbour railway station[7].
  • Welsh Highland Railway was dissolved in 1944[8].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's service retirement is recorded as September 5, 1936[9].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's service retirement is recorded as 1937[10].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1-foot 11½-inch track gauge[11].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's replaces is recorded as Croesor Tramway[12].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's replaces is recorded as North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways[13].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's replaces is recorded as Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway[14].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1922[15].
  • Welsh Highland Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+40'}[16].

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Dissolution

Welsh Highland Railway was dissolved in 1944[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structure replaced by → Welsh Highland Railway
    Country → United Kingdom
    National library of wales authority id → welsh-highland-railway-light-railway-company
    Wikidata description → former railway company (1922-1944) operating between Porthmadog and near Caernar
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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