The Snowdon Mountain Railway is one of the great narrow gauge railways of North Wales, with thousands of visitors travelling to the summit of Mount Snowdon along the line each year. This book covers the history of this historic and interesting line from its beginnings in the 1890s through to the present day. The author Peter Johnson has been writing about narrow gauge railways for many years and has a deep knowledge of the lines in North and Mid Wales. The Snowdon Mountain Railway is an important part of the tourist industry in North Wales and plays a vital part in providing transport in this popular and much visited area. This volume looks at the narrow gauge railway's history and development, taking in the present and future development of this fascinating line's operation.

Peter Johnson is a well known and respected author of narrow gauge and light railway books, he lives near Leicester and has been connected with the world of minor railways for many decades. He has written many books on narrow gauge railways for Pen and Sword and other publishers over many years, this book on the Snowdon Mountain Railway is his latest. Peter Johnson had a career in local government before retirement, which gave him time to pursue his main interest in railway research, that of the Welsh narrow gauge lines, in mid and North Wales.