Portmadoc, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway
Russell on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
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| Locale | Wales |
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| Dates of operation | 1901–1910? |
| Successor | Welsh Highland Railway |
| Track gauge | 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
Coordinates: 52°55′52″N 4°08′02″W / 52.931°N 4.134°W
The Porthmadog, Beddgelert and South Snowdon Railway (PB&SSR) was a 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway intended to connect Porthmadog with the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways link terminus at Rhyd Ddu. Although some of the line was constructed between 1901 and 1906, it never opened and eventually became part of the Welsh Highland Railway.
There were several attempts by the North Wales Power and Traction Company to promote lines between Portmadoc and Beddgelert with extensions at either end. These culminated in a proposal in 1901, for a 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge electric railway to use three phase alternating current at about 630 volts using the system devised by Ganz of Budapest.
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