The Fairbourne Railway has provided a service between Fairbourne village and Penrhyn Point since its opening in 1895. as a 2 foot horse-drawn construction tramway. It was converted in 1916 to 15 inch gauge, and again to its present gauge 12¼ inch in 1986. Originally built to carry building materials, the railway has carried holidaymakers for over a hundred years. The railway is mostly steam hauled and runs most days, between Easter and October.