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Snowdon Mountain Railway |
LL55 4TY Llanberis, Great Britain (UK) (Wales) |
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Museum typ
Exhibition
Mountain Railways & Cableways
- Railway Technique
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Opening times
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The first departure from Llanberis is scheduled for 9am | ||||
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Status from 10/2013
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see: www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/times_prices.php | ||||
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| Homepage | www.snowdonrailway.co.uk | ||||
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| Location / Directions |
Satellite navigation systems often misdirect our customers. Please enter LL55 4TT for directions to our car park. |
| Description | The Rack and Pinion SystemThe rack and pinion system used is that patented by the Swiss engineer Dr Roman Abt. The railway uses double rack rails, fastened to steel sleepers between the running rails. Each locomotive is equipped with toothed pinions (cogwheels), which engage the rack and provide all the traction necessary to scale the steepest inclines. On the way down, the rack and pinion system also acts as a brake.The railway, laid to a gauge of 2ft 7 ½ in (800 mm) which is common to most mountain railways, consists of a single track with 3 passing loops spaced equidistantly between Llanberis and the Summit. (Hebron at 1069 ft (326 m), Halfway at 1641 ft (500 m) and Clogwyn at 2556 ft (779 m)). The average speed of the trains is 5 mph (8 kph). Steam locomotivesCurrently operate 4 coal-fired steam locomotives manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive & Manufacturing Co. of Winterhur. Three of which are the original ones dating from 1895 and 1896, whilst the remaining one was built in 1922.The boilers are inclined on the locomotives to ensure that the boiler tubes and the firebox remain submerged when on the gradient, a standard practice on mountain railways. The locomotive always runs chimney first up the mountain pushing a single carriage in front of it. For safety reasons the carriage is not coupled to the locomotive. Traffic controlA Traffic Controller at Llanberis, who is responsible for the overall movement of traffic, controls the movement of trains. Communication between Llanberis, the Summit and Clogwyn, as well as the guard of each train is by means of two-way radios.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:> The Snowdon Mountain Railway is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom, and after more than 100 years of operation it remains a popular tourist attraction. The line is owned and operated by Heritage Great Britain plc. The railway is operated in some of the harshest weather conditions in Britain, with services curtailed from reaching the summit in bad weather and remaining closed during the winter from November to mid-March. Single carriage trains are pushed up the mountain by either steam locomotives or diesel locomotives. It has also previously used diesel railcars as multiple units. RouteThe lowland terminus is Llanberis station, at the side of the main road. The railway is a single track line with passing loops. It is 4 miles 1188 yd (7.512 km) long, with an average gradient of 1 in 7.86. The steepest gradient is 1 in 5.5, and this occurs in a number of places. The railway rises a total of 3,140 feet, from 353 feet above sea level at Llanberis to 3,493 feet at Summit station.* Llanberis station 53.1163,-4.1195 (353 ft (108 m)) has two platforms. The first stretch of line is uphill at 1 in 50, steep for a main line but shallow compared with the 1 in 6 incline that begins shortly afterwards. * Waterfall station 53.1111,-4.1266 is now closed, but the station building remains. * Hebron station 53.1046,-4.1179 (1,069 ft (326 m)) is named after the nearby 'Hebron' Chapel. * Halfway station 53.0956,-4.0960 (1,641 ft (500 m)) as the name suggests, halfway along the line. * Rocky Valley Halt 53.0889,-4.0838 consists of a narrow platform sheltered by a rocky outcrop to the east. * Clogwyn station 53.0841,-4.0803 (2,556 ft (779 m)) is located on the exposed ridge and overlooks the Llanberis Pass. * Summit station 53.0680,-4.0783 (3,493 ft (1,065 m)) is only 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit, which is at 3,560 ft (1,090 m). The station has two platforms that link directly to the summit building and to a path to the summit. |
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