There is something magical about travelling on a steam-powered train. Conny Kaufmann heads down to Llangollen in Wales to ride the Llangollen Railway and experience train travel of days gone past.



If you are in Wales and have a fable for vintage trains, the Llangollen Railway is not the only one you should check out. Several Light and Steam trains still operate across northern Wales.

These include the Bala Lake Railway, which runs between Bala and Llanuwchllyn; the Llanberis Lake Railway which runs alongside the lake between Llanberis and Penllyn and gives you access to the Snowdon Mountain railway as well; the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway with its balconied coaches; the Talyllyn Railway - the world's first preserved railway - running between Tywyn and Nant Gwernol; the Vale of Rheidol Railway which runs from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge and the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, which run from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog (second to last stop Minffordd lets you experience Portmeirion village) and from Porthmadog to Caernarfon respectively.