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[quote user="pav"]I did a Google search to see if it is still around. Well, it is and has quite a website.[/quote] Eric - all of these lines are very much alive and kicking. They provide a boost for the local economy, which has to rely on tourism after the decline of the slate quarrying business. But without the help of numerous volunteers, who chip in endless hours of unpaid work, all of this would have been gone by now. Some funding is granted by the British State Lottery, which helps to cover necessary capital investments. All of these little railways are in excellent condition, unlike so many things in the UK. With my tour I aim at wetting your appetite to spend a week in Wales. We did that back in 2006 on the occasion of my 50th birthday. My wife and I just loved to ride those little trains, as they are running through breathtaking scenery. We had rented a 900 year old cottage, which made me humble with my only 50 years in that year. The only downside to a vacation in Wales is the food. Restaurants are scarce and expensive, and pub lunches are, well, shall I say a little rustic? Fish and chips, lasagne and chips, chili and chips, spaghetti and chips, burgers and chips, plus a variation of food I would not feed to the pigs is all what you can expect. The little village of Beddgelert sports a little cafe, run by a Dutch couple, where you get decent coffee and a selction of nice cakes and pies. Most of the times, we did our own cooking in the evenings and went for a light lunch only - tea and biscuits, a cucumber sandwich [swg] I sure wish I had the means to go there again one day, but this will be most likely not in this life anymore.
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