ate ▁quar ries ▁at ▁Beth es da ▁to ▁Port ▁Pen rh yn ▁at ▁Bang or , ▁Wales , ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁around ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁used ▁a ▁gauge ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁rail ways ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁being ▁lifted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁when ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁F fest ini og ▁Railway . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁south wards ▁from ▁Co ed ▁y ▁Par c ▁was ▁restored ▁by ▁Pen rh yn ▁Qu ar ries ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁further ▁sections ▁were ▁planned . ▁Events ▁were ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁restored ▁section ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁by ▁Fel in ▁F aw r ▁Cy f ▁and ▁P Q R ▁Engineering ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁railway ▁and ▁Pen rh yn ▁Rail ▁Ltd ▁operated ▁regular ▁services ▁beginning ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁railway ▁closed ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁operations ▁at ▁Fel in ▁F aw r . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁L lande g ai ▁Tr am way ▁( 1 7 9 8 – 1 8 3 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁the ▁Pen rh yn ▁Qu ar ry ▁Railway ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁mile ▁( 1 . 6