A steam locomotive stands in snow at Quorn and Woodhouse station during a Great Central Railway winter gala, steam and snowfall merging in the cold air.
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Talyllyn Railway Santa Special

📅 Selected dates, 19 Dec – 19 Dec 2026📍 Tywyn Wharf Station, Talyllyn Railway, GwyneddLL36 9EY

A steam trip from Tywyn Wharf on the world's first preserved railway to a woodland stop where children meet Father Christmas, who has lost his way to the North Pole. The railway also runs Tinsel & Turkey lunch trains on 5 and 12 December and Y Tren Nadolig Fictoraidd, a Victorian Christmas train in period carriages, on 8 and 15 December 2026.

What’s on

  • Steam train from Tywyn Wharf to meet Father Christmas in the woods
  • Runs Saturday 19 December 2026
  • Tinsel & Turkey Christmas lunch trains on 5 and 12 December
  • Victorian Christmas train on 8 and 15 December
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