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the locomotive so that the water level does not change with the gradient. One result of the boiler's angle is that the firehole door is at waist height, requiring the fireman to lift the coal some distance. The boiler is not superheated. Water is carried in tanks that run the full length of the boiler, but not all this water is for use in the boiler. The tanks are in fact divided into two sections, the smaller front section holding water that is used for cooling when the engine is running downhill. The drive to the wheels is through a series of levers that allow the pistons to have a longer stroke than the cranks. This is another common feature in mountain railways.
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the engine covers not only adds to the distinctive outline but also supports the exhaust silencer. For added safety with only one man in the cab, a dead-man device is included, a pedal that when released triggers the braking system to bring the train safely to a halt. The turbocharged six-cylinder engine is rated at 238 kW (319 hp) and drives through a hydraulic transmission that has only one drive ratio. The result is a locomotive that accelerates quickly up to speed. All four locomotives were rebuilt in 2012–13 in readiness for the launch of the new "traditional diesel" service.
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time, however, the line was blocked by the carriages of the first train; No. 2 hit these with some force, causing the carriages of the first train to drag their brakes and run away down the line, and causing the locomotive to drop back onto the rack rail and stop safely. The carriages from the first train rolled down the line to
Clogwyn station, where they became derailed.
1662:, to a design and specification jointly developed with the railway. These became Nos. 9 to 12. During the period between the building of No. 9 and No. 12, both the locomotive manufacturer and the diesel engine manufacturer changed their names – Hunslet becoming Hunslet-Barclay, and Rolls-Royce diesel engines being sold to Perkins.
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Upon completion of the Tata order attention will then be turned to the two locos for the
Snowdon Mountain Railway, which are due to enter service in advance of the railway's peak summer season ... these locos will also be hybrids, but in addition to their on-board diesel generators they will also use
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In derailing, locomotive No. 1 had broken the telegraph lines used to signal between stations. Some versions say that the wires had touched as they were hit and made a signal that was mistaken for the 'line clear' signal, while other versions say that so long a time had passed that the people at
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None of the contemporary reports on the railway refer to liveries but in coloured picture postcards and lantern slides the locomotives appear to be black. Red lining was introduced in 1933. On the back of a photograph of No 2 taken in 1942, the photographer noted that it was painted green; and colour
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the coach entered service in 2013. This coach only carries 34 passengers and has a central aisle. It is used exclusively with one of the operational steam locomotives and attracts a higher fare. The steam service proved successful and a second heritage coach was built, using the frames and bogies of
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The design specifically includes features for safety, reliability and appearance. In place of cardan shaft drives to the wheels, coupling rods were used to give people something to watch and engine covers were omitted to give a good view of the Rolls-Royce diesel engines. The full-length canopy above
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in 1978 without being regauged or used on the SMR. It would have been the railway's only locomotive without pinions, and as such would have been of limited use – it is doubtful if it would have had sufficient grip on the grease covered rails to shunt a dead steam locomotive. This locomotive has since
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As part of the centenary celebrations the railway held an enthusiasts' weekend in
September 1996. This was one of the few occasions when the public were allowed to visit the railway's workshops. Scrap pinion rings were also sold as (rather large) souvenirs. From this time the locomotives were painted
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In 1910 there were reports of vandalism on the line. A man named
William Morris Griffiths who had climbed Snowdon to see the sunrise, placed a stone on the rail and sitting on it, slid down the track at speed. Someone put a boulder on the line behind him and pushed it down, and it struck Griffiths in
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In spite of the 5 mph (8 km/h) line speed and a man being sent back up the line to warn the second train, it did not stop before reaching the point where No.1 had lost the rack rail; exactly the same thing happened, with No. 2 losing the rack rail and accelerating out of control. This
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ran about 110 yards (100 m) after losing the rack rail before hitting a left-hand curve. Here it derailed and fell over the side of the mountain. The two carriages accelerated to a speed at which the automatic brakes were triggered (7–10 mph ). These brakes brought both carriages to a
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Originally, the carriages were open-bodied and were probably a dark brown in colour. They were painted red, grey, green and orange in the 1930s. After the 1939-45 war the carriage bodies were enclosed, one at a time, on a platform at
Llanberis. Originally painted brown, a livery of crimson and cream
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All tracklaying had to start from one end of the line, to ensure the rack was correctly aligned; so although the first locomotives were delivered in July 1895 very little track was laid until August, when the two large viaducts between
Llanberis and Waterfall were completed. Progress up the mountain
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1.1 million. The intention was that the diesel generator on the new locomotives would be switched off on the downhill runs, with regenerative service braking used to recharge the battery to provide power for the next ascent. This method of operation meant that the locomotives' engines, which comply
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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. The water gauges (gauge glasses) are mounted half at the centre on
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For safety, train formations consist of one locomotive pushing a single carriage up the mountain and leading it down again while the locomotive brakes allow a controlled descent. (On opening, the usual practice was to have a locomotive pushing two coaches; this was changed in 1923.) The carriage is
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was demolished and construction of a new visitor centre was started. While this construction was taking place passenger trains terminated at
Clogwyn, but the line and a works train was still used to transport workers and materials to the project. On some days, however, the train could not reach the
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For safety reasons the railcars could not be run as single vehicles since they each had only one set of pinions. No. 21 had to be taken out of service by 2001 owing to problems with the speed control mechanism, and Nos. 22 and 23 were taken out of service in 2003 for the same reason. The
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It is possible for two trains to run together on sight, which involves the second train following shortly (more than two minutes but less than five) after the first, and keeping a safe distance throughout the journey. This is known as a "doubler". All platforms and passing loops are long enough to
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with the two carriages started back down the mountain. About one-half mile (0.8 km) above
Clogwyn, where the line runs on a shelf formed across a steep drop, the locomotive jumped off the rack rail, losing all braking force and accelerating down the track. At first it remained on the running
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times between closed and fully open. The drive from the cylinders and to the wheels again uses levers, but in a different pattern. The linkage is fitted within double frames at the front of the locomotive. This results in a locomotive that is far more rigid. The side tanks are arranged vertically
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When the railway was being planned, only the Swiss had significant experience in building rack locomotives, so it was they who won the contract to build the engines for the line. In comparison with some Swiss railways the line is not very steep, and this is reflected in the design of the engines,
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from the Board of Trade made an unofficial inspection of the line on Friday 27 March. This included a demonstration of the automatic brakes. He declared himself satisfied with the line, but recommended that the wind speed be monitored and recorded, and trains stopped when the wind was too strong.
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Saturday 4 April a train was run by the contractor consisting of a locomotive and two coaches. On the final section, the ascending train hit a boulder that had fallen from the side of a cutting and several wheels were derailed. The workmen on the train were able to rerail the carriage and the
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The use of diesel locomotives therefore allows more trains to be run with the same number of carriages. By using diesels, the reduction in costs for both operating trains over the line and having them standing between infrequent runs has allowed the operating season to be extended considerably.
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The diesel locomotives are used on the normal trains, with the steam locomotives being used on higher-priced
Heritage Steam trains. On arrival at Llanberis, diesel-hauled trains run directly from the arrival platform to the departure platform, load and depart at the scheduled time. Steam-hauled
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Llanberis–Caernarvon line closed to passengers in 1962. In 1983, the summit buildings were transferred to the ownership of Gwynedd County Council. A share issue was made in 1985, primarily to raise money to purchase the first two diesel locomotives. Between 1986 and 1992 the railway company was
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After hearing all the evidence, it was decided that the weather had caused a freeze–thaw action which had led to settlement in the ground. Another contributory factor was the construction work being carried out during poor weather, and then not being checked for settlement when the weather had
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When the boilers of Nos. 7 and 8 needed replacing they were withdrawn from service in 1990 and 1992 respectively, but no new boilers were bought. This is probably due to the extra expense of superheaters, and to the reduced need for steam locomotives after the introduction of the diesels.
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After much persuasion, Assheton-Smith ultimately gave his assent to the construction of a railway to the summit, and though still the principal landowner in the area, he was not a major influence in the company. However, no Act of Parliament was now required, as the line was built entirely on
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just in front of the cab. No. 6 carries the same amount of water as the earlier engines, but Nos. 7 and 8 carry enough water to get to the top of the mountain without stopping, if required. There is no separate tank for cooling water as it is drawn from the boiler on these engines.
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for 12 May 1943 reported that two trains per day would operate from Llanberis (at 1.15pm and 4.00pm) and people could still book to stay at the summit hotel. However, this appears to have been just propaganda, as the summit was closed for military purposes from 1942 until the end of the war.
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and coaling stage outside the locomotive shed. At Halfway Station steam locomotives also take water from a water crane, fed from a large tank located just above the station. For emergency use another large water tank is situated near Clogwyn Station which can feed two water cranes.
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with two carriages lost the rack and ran out of control. The locomotive derailed and fell down the mountain. A passenger died from loss of blood after jumping from the carriage. After a miscommunication the second downward train hit the carriages of the first, with no fatalities.
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All passenger coaches were withdrawn from service at the end of the 2012 season. With the exception of Coach 10 (the latest built), their bodies were dismantled and the frames and bogies were stored off-site. The railway now operates two services, depending on the motive power:
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Passenger trains normally run from Llanberis to the Summit. The wind speed is measured at Clogwyn Station and used to determine if trains can continue to the summit. Trains terminate at Rocky Valley Halt when the weather is too bad to allow them to proceed safely to the summit.
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improved. The settlement was sufficient to twist the tracks and reduce the contact between the rack (on the track) and the pinion (on the locomotive). The weight and speed of the train did the rest. The damage caused by the first derailment made the second almost inevitable.
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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
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It is stated by the management that the vast majority of passengers do not care whether the trains are powered by steam or diesel locomotives. In the late 1980s comparative figures for the diesels against steam locomotives made it clear that they made economic sense.
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Now closed, but the station building remains. It was built to allow visitors to use the train to travel to a spectacular waterfall close to the line. A short distance from Waterfall station is a bridge over the river and a gate. This marks the start of the mountain.
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The railway was constructed between December 1894, when the first sod was cut by Enid Assheton-Smith (after whom locomotive No. 2 was named), and February 1896, at a total cost of £63,800 (equivalent to £9,325,000 in 2023). The engineers for the railway were
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When steam and diesel trains run together, it is normal for the diesel to lead up the mountain. This allows the steam train to enter the departure platform and load at its leisure, while the diesel moves across from the arrival platform from a quick turn-around.
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stand safely. One of the passengers, Ellis Griffith Roberts of Llanberis, on seeing the driver and fireman jump from the locomotive, did likewise. Falling to the ground, he sustained a serious injury to his leg, which later had to be amputated, and he died.
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It was revealed during the inquiry that the locomotive on a ballast train had lost the rack in January 1895 a little lower down the line. Details are not recorded, but it is likely that the locomotive dropped back onto the rack and was not badly damaged.
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The two Llanberis platforms are dedicated, one for arrivals and the other for departures. Arriving trains empty of passengers then shunt to the other platform. At the Summit station arriving trains generally alternate between the two platforms.
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the back, he somersaulted off the line and died a few hours later. The manager of the railway also reported that crowds of visitors were breaking down fences, pulling up gradient posts, throwing down wires and interfering with the railway bed.
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transparencies taken in the 1950s show them in dark green. A lighter pea green was introduced in 1960. From 1995 until 2000 they were painted in a variety of colours according to crew preference. From 2000 a standard green livery was adopted.
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was then quite rapid, with the locomotives being used to move materials as required. Despite the harsh climate the first train reached the summit in January 1896. As the fencing and signals were not then ready, the opening was set for Easter.
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Named after Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, wife of the major landowner in the area. It arrived at Llanberis in July 1895 and cost £1523. A race horse was also named Ladas (after a Greek messenger) and it is after the race horse that the
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Until 1998 the diesels were an overall mid-green colour. It was decided that the warning colour on the coupling section would be striped red and white, with the crank axles an overall red colour. The diesels' colouring was later changed:
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All three passing loop tracks are on the southwest side of the main running line – this is in general the downhill side, where the mountain slopes away from the line. This means that, if required, the line could be easily be converted to
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private land obtained by the company, without any need for the power of compulsory purchase. This was unusual for a passenger-carrying railway, and also meant that the railway did not come under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trade.
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a purple one. The warning colours also changed several times until around 2004, when all the diesels again received a green livery, with yellow and black warning colours. Painted green from 2000, they were painted black from 2013.
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The railway reopened to Hebron on Saturday 26 September 1896. On 9 April 1897 the line re-opened to Clogwyn. By June the trains were again reaching the summit. This time there were no incidents and the train service continued.
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Garmendale Engineering Ltd was commissioned to build four brand new coaches for the 2013 season which are used exclusively with the diesel locomotives. These coaches can transport 74 passengers. The coaches have been named:
1615:. The requirement for the locomotives to have a hot fire burning efficiently for a solid hour has led to problems when best Welsh steam coal has not been readily available. During 1978 Nos. 2 and 8 ran with
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attack while sheltering from wind gusting up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). The railway was then used to carry the girl and rescuers to the foot of the mountain, where she was transferred to an ambulance.
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The railway was officially opened on Monday 6 April 1896, and two trains were dispatched to the summit. On the first return trip down the mountain, possibly due to the weight of the train, locomotive No. 1
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In 1922–23 a further three locomotives were delivered, becoming Nos. 6 to 8. Although similar to the first engines in terms of size and power, they have a different design. Again all were built by
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carriages. These led to a further carriage being bought that was smaller and lighter than the others. From then onward, only this carriage was used, with one of the originals, for two-carriage trains.
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Locomotives spend the whole day with the same carriage. Any locomotive can work with any carriage, although carriage No. 10 (the most modern) until 2012 usually ran with a diesel locomotive.
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In 2013 four new carriages, which seat 74 passengers instead of 56 (as in the old ones), entered service. They work together with the four diesel locomotives and thus form four identical trains.
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Consists of a narrow platform sheltered by a rocky outcrop to the east. Immediately beyond the platform the line joins the exposed ridge on which it runs for about one-half mile (0.8 km).
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As the name suggests, halfway along the line and close to the 'Halfway House' on the nearby footpath. A short distance above the station is a path that leads down to the Halfway House cafe.
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departed with a second public train. All went well on the ascent, except that mist and cloud was covering the top of the mountain and extending down to about the level of Clogwyn Station.
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The Llanberis complex also houses the company offices, locomotive shed and workshop building. The forecourt has recently been changed from a visitor car park into a café and picnic area.
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Only 68 feet (21 metres) below the summit, which is at 3,560 ft (1,085 m). The station has two platforms that link directly to the summit building and to a path to the summit.
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The public opening was on Monday 6 April 1896. A train was run from Llanberis to the summit to check that no more boulders had come loose; it is thought the locomotive was No. 2
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It was the mid-1980s before any effort was made to obtain a diesel locomotive that could work trains up the line. Between 1986 and 1992, four diesel locomotives were bought from the
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Named after Laura Alice's daughter, who cut the first sod in December 1894 in place of her mother, who was ill at the time. It arrived at Llanberis in August 1895 and cost £1,525.
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was renamed Snowdon, attracting many of the tourists who previously visited Llanberis and affecting the livelihoods of the accommodation providers who were Assheton-Smith tenants.
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which are all classified 0-4-2T. The boilers of the locomotives are set at an angle of 9°, to keep the water level over the tubes when the locomotive is ascending the mountain.
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through electronic controllers. The generators had a Cummins engine rated at 137 kW (184 hp) which was run at a constant 1800 rpm and produced 440 V
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Including stops at the passing loops, the train takes an hour to climb to the summit and an hour to descend again, at an average speed of around 5 mph (8 km/h).
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station, at the side of the main road, a short walk from the site of the Llanberis terminus station of the railway from Caernarvon which closed in 1962. The railway is a
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rail and the driver tried to apply the handbrake, but with no effect. Realising that the train was out of control, the driver and his fireman jumped from the footplate.
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emission standards, could be less powerful than those on the existing locomotives, thus providing maintenance and fuel savings, quieter operation, and lower emissions.
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By April 1895 the earthworks were 50% complete, a sign of the effort put into the construction work as much as of the lack of major earthworks along much of the route.
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Dismantled and stored off-site. It is unlikely that this locomotive will be returned to service. Eryri is loosely pronounced “Air-ruhr-ree” and is the Welsh name for
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It was announced in February 2020 that the new locomotives were due to enter passenger service in May 2020. However, the launch was delayed due to the
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The railway first thought of using a diesel locomotive in the early 1970s, when a small four-wheeled diesel-mechanical locomotive built by
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Named after the nearby 'Hebron' Chapel. It had originally been hoped that agricultural traffic could be carried to and from this station.
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the summit assumed that the telegraph system had failed. Whichever is true, the other train left the summit on its descent.
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at 60 Hz. Unlike any other train on the system, the driver sat at the front when climbing the mountain.
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The company has owned a total of eight steam locomotives, five diesel locomotives and three diesel railcars.
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On 13 August 2019, the railway announced that it had ordered two new battery-diesel hybrid locomotives from
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3603:"Heritage Great Britain invests £1.1 million in new Hybrid Diesel locomotives for Snowdon Mountain Railway"
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quarry engines. Destroyed in an accident on the railway's opening day and was broken up for spare parts.
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For two decades nothing happened, and Assheton-Smith remained opposed to any plans. However, in 1893 the
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Tourist Attractions in Snowdonia Wales – Visit Snowdon Mountain Railway!
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Yonge, John; Padgett, David; Szwenk, John (2013). Gerald Jacobs (ed.).
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Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1: The West
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3137:"Plan your visit - Times & Prices - How to Find Us - FAQs"
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Heibio Hebron: The History of the Snowdon Mountain Railway
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Withdrawn from use 2001, taken away for scrap July 2010
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Rack & pinion railway to the top of Snowdon in Wales
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Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways: From Old Picture Postcards
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regenerative braking to charge the traction batteries.
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An Illustrated History of the Snowdon Mountain Railway
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3828:"The Railway - Diesel & Steam Locomotives"
3609:. Heritage Attractions Limited. Archived from
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4643:Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
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3772:"Abt Rack Railway and Technical Information"
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3156:Snowdon Mountain Railway on AboutBritain.com
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2557:Diesel locomotives No. 9 to No. 12
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4818:Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Newport Railway
4798:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
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4588:Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
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4778:Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
4748:Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway
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3305:"Opening of the Snowdon Mountain Railway"
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4207:Snowdon Mountain Railway official site
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2354:George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy
1471:£3.05 (equivalent to £10.84 in 2023)
696:. It has also previously used diesel
152:Snowdon Mountain Railway in June 2012
5839:1896 disasters in the United Kingdom
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5029:Brynmawr and Western Valleys Railway
4893:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
4332:Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
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3511:"Fatal slide on the Snowdon Railway"
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5819:Rack railways in the United Kingdom
5778:Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis
5160:Ruthin and Cerrig-y-Drudion Railway
4633:Carmarthenshire Railway or Tramroad
4553:Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
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3938:from the original on 31 August 2022
3906:from the original on 13 August 2019
3876:from the original on 13 August 2019
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3661:"Snowdon visitors' centre is named"
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2009:after the chairman of the company,
909:(loosely translated from Welsh as "
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4658:Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
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5135:North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways
5130:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
5054:North Wales and Liverpool Railway
4973:Chester and Connah's Quay Railway
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3847:Snowdon abandon new 1.1m hybrids
3802:Snowdon – Wales' Highest Mountain
3798:"The mountain railway's railcars"
3639:"£8.4m Snowdon summit cafe opens"
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2374:Battery-diesel hybrid locomotive
1281:cliffs, a popular climbing spot.
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5296:Little Ormes Head Quarry tramway
5064:Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
5039:Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway
4703:Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway
4683:Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
4526:Historic Welsh railway companies
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4370:Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway
4159:. Brighton, UK: Plateway Press.
3451:"Opening of the Snowdon Railway"
3331:Carradice, Phil (6 April 2011).
3076:Yonge, Padgett & Szwenk 2013
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5059:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
4963:Central Wales Extension Railway
4948:Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway
4828:Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
4783:Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
4663:Ely and Clydach Valleys Railway
4628:Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway
4386:Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
4327:Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
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5804:800 mm gauge railways in Wales
5660:Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
5003:Swansea and Carmarthen Railway
4943:Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
4848:Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
4758:Monmouth and Hereford Railway
4738:Manchester and Milford Railway
4708:Llanidloes and Newtown Railway
3359:"The Snowdon Mountain Railway"
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5034:Nantybwch and Rhymney Railway
4913:Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
4903:Whitland and Cardigan Railway
4713:Llangollen and Corwen Railway
4417:Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
3869:Railway Gazette International
3520:. Scotland. 22 September 1910
3481:"Accident on Snowdon Railway"
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5824:Heritage railways in Gwynedd
5814:Railway lines opened in 1896
5579:Great Little Trains of Wales
5479:Forgotten Landscapes Project
4968:Chester and Holyhead Railway
4938:Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
4803:Oswestry and Newtown Railway
4673:Ely Valley Extension Railway
4253:Great Little Trains of Wales
4179:The Snowdon Mountain Railway
4042:The Snowdon Mountain Railway
3853:issue 168 August 2022 page 6
3427:. England. 29 September 1896
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5150:Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
4978:Conway and Llanrwst Railway
4793:North Wales Mineral Railway
4558:Alexandra Docks and Railway
4412:Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
4407:Conwy Valley Railway Museum
3550:. Scotland. 3 November 1936
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5236:Crawshay's Private Railway
5211:Beaufort Ironworks Tramway
5079:Wrexham and Minera Railway
4878:Vale of Llangollen Railway
4868:Tanat Valley Light Railway
4808:Pembroke and Tenby Railway
4678:Gwendraeth Valleys Railway
4623:Cardiff and Ogmore Railway
4593:Brecon and Merthyr Railway
4568:Bala and Festiniog Railway
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3571:"Snowdon Mountain Railway"
3541:"More than 30,000 people…"
3196:Heritage Great Britain plc
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1274:2,556 ft (779 m)
1229:2,330 ft (710 m)
1184:1,641 ft (500 m)
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4563:Bala and Dolgelly Railway
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2680:Heritage steam experience
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4933:Anglesey Central Railway
4773:Neath and Brecon Railway
4302:Snowdon Mountain Railway
4064:newspapers.library.wales
3832:Snowdon Mountain Railway
3641:. BBC News. 12 June 2009
3607:Snowdon Mountain Railway
3490:. England. 1 August 1906
3460:. England. 24 April 1897
3141:Snowdon Mountain Railway
2993:, appearing in the book
2899:At a little after noon,
2814:This section includes a
2780:was introduced in 1960.
2655:Sir David Brailsford CBE
2434:Diesel electric railcar
1383:accommodate two trains.
1093:580 ft (180 m)
1048:353 ft (108 m)
964:The lowland terminus is
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629:Snowdon Mountain Railway
126:Snowdon Mountain Railway
5532:Long-distance footpaths
4888:Vale of Rheidol Railway
4653:Corwen and Bala Railway
4548:Aberdare Valley Railway
4380:Maerdy Heritage Railway
4317:Vale of Rheidol Railway
4272:Brecon Mountain Railway
3689:. BBC News. 7 July 2015
3487:Nottingham Evening Post
3390:"The adjourned inquest"
3275:Clark, Gregory (2017).
3252:. Oxford Publishing Co.
3027:Snowdonia National Park
2843:more precise citations.
1816:is pronounced "Ennid".
892:Summit building project
5707:Other related articles
5676:Publications and tours
5613:Seven Wonders of Wales
5321:Penrhyn Quarry Railway
5301:Merionethshire Railway
5190:Welsh Highland Railway
4953:Carnarvonshire Railway
4573:Barry Dock and Railway
4322:Welsh Highland Railway
4297:Rhyl Miniature Railway
4292:Llanberis Lake Railway
4155:Neale, Andrew (1991).
3580:. England. 12 May 1943
3397:. Wales. 18 April 1896
3312:. Wales. 11 April 1896
3230:Williams, Rol (1987).
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729:
682:Heritage Great Britain
640:
331:
330:Scale map of the route
226:Heritage Great Britain
167:Heritage Great Britain
5418:Tourism organisations
5346:Trefor Quarry railway
5226:Cedryn Quarry Tramway
5013:Vale of Clwyd Railway
4958:Central Wales Railway
4883:Vale of Neath Railway
4354:Barry Tourist Railway
4132:: The Oakwood Press.
3457:North Wales Chronicle
3363:Narrow Gauge Pleasure
2922:
2879:
2770:
2691:Snowdon Mountain Goat
2667:Katherine Jenkins OBE
2637:
2601:
2573:
2525:
2509:shunting at Llanberis
2504:
2467:
2348:
2300:
2250:
2203:
2115:
2058:
2001:
1953:
1908:
1867:is Welsh for Snowdon
1857:
1808:
1592:entering Clogwyn loop
1587:
1571:
1497:The line is built to
1492:
1424:
1416:
1389:
1348:
959:
951:
882:
826:
776:
727:
641:Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa
329:
130:Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa
5683:Itinerarium Cambriae
5544:World Heritage Sites
5504:Lists of attractions
5341:Saundersfoot Railway
5069:Vale of Towy Railway
5044:Taff Bargoed Railway
4898:West Midland Railway
4402:Borth railway museum
4348:Amman Valley Railway
4312:Teifi Valley Railway
3970:Sustainable Days Out
3743:snowdonrailway.co.uk
3713:snowdonrailway.co.uk
3096:snowdonrailway.co.uk
2797:Opening day accident
2729:improve this section
1673:List of motive power
1644:Ruston & Hornsby
1531:. The line uses the
798:Opening day accident
45:improve this article
5762: /
5586:Scheduled monuments
5271:Elan Valley Railway
5199:Industrial railways
5125:Kinmel Camp Railway
5115:Glyn Valley Tramway
4858:South Wales Railway
4823:Port Talbot Railway
4395:Centres and museums
4359:Garw Valley Railway
4177:(8 February 2022).
3998:. 3 September 2019.
3926:"Behind the Scenes"
3234:. Mei Publications.
2991:Culdee Fell Railway
2985:Cultural references
2673:Dame Shirley Bassey
1409:Steam versus diesel
1360:The line has three
1305: /
1256: /
1211: /
1166: /
1121: /
1075: /
1030: /
1007:
927:In 2015, after the
898:Snowdon summit cafe
827:Hebron station sign
738:compulsory purchase
5767:53.0998°N 4.1045°W
5326:Penydarren Tramway
5286:Hendre-Ddu Tramway
5241:Crickheath Tramway
5105:Ffestiniog Railway
5100:Fairbourne Railway
4908:Wye Valley Railway
4668:Ely Valley Railway
4583:Blaenavon Tramroad
4430:Heritage railways:
4375:Llangollen Railway
4287:Ffestiniog Railway
4282:Fairbourne Railway
3902:. 13 August 2019.
3872:. 13 August 2019.
3850:Narrow Gauge World
3667:. 13 December 2006
3613:on 22 October 2020
3395:Wrexham Advertiser
3310:Wrexham Advertiser
3271:Retail Price Index
3000:The Railway Series
2929:
2882:
2816:list of references
2773:
2640:
2604:
2594:Hybrid locomotives
2576:
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2252:
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2140:Diesel locomotive
2117:
2060:
2003:
1955:
1910:
1901:Awaiting Overhaul
1859:
1810:
1706:Wheel Arrangement
1594:
1574:
1495:
1427:
1419:
1392:
1351:
1309:53.0680°N 4.0783°W
1279:Clogwyn Du'r Arddu
1260:53.0841°N 4.0803°W
1215:53.0889°N 4.0838°W
1170:53.0956°N 4.0960°W
1125:53.1046°N 4.1179°W
1079:53.1111°N 4.1266°W
1034:53.1163°N 4.1195°W
1005:
962:
954:
885:
829:
779:
730:
694:diesel locomotives
678:tourist attraction
332:
5799:Mountain railways
5745:
5744:
5574:Heritage railways
5527:Blue Flag Beaches
5498:
5497:
5359:
5358:
5281:Gorseddau Tramway
5206:Bailey's Tramroad
5088:Independent lines
4863:Taff Vale Railway
4753:Mid-Wales Railway
4698:Llancaiach Branch
4613:Cambrian Railways
4493:
4492:
4473:Trains portal
4267:Bala Lake Railway
4243:Heritage railways
4139:978-0-85361-273-5
4098:978-0-9549866-7-4
3900:Rail Professional
3337:BBC Blogs – Wales
3005:Reverend W. Awdry
2869:
2868:
2861:
2765:
2764:
2757:
2630:Passenger coaches
2624:COVID-19 pandemic
2608:Clayton Equipment
2494:
2493:
2388:Clayton Equipment
2013:, it was renamed
1731:Steam locomotive
1475:
1474:
1330:
1329:
1006:List of stations
1004:
970:single track line
919:on 12 June 2009.
794:train continued.
749:Rhyd Ddu terminus
728:Llanberis station
690:steam locomotives
665:to the summit of
625:
624:
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556:Rocky Valley Halt
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5772:53.0998; -4.1045
5768:
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5759:
5758:
5755:
5735:
5734:
5596:National Botanic
5537:Wales Coast Path
5458:Under the Thatch
5448:
5447:
5404:Economy of Wales
5393:Tourism in Wales
5386:
5379:
5372:
5363:
5362:
5351:Tremadoc Tramway
5336:Rhiwbach Tramway
5256:Dinorwic Railway
5221:Buckley Tramroad
5216:Bryn Oer Tramway
5180:Talyllyn Railway
4988:Llanelly Railway
4983:Knighton Railway
4923:London and North
4718:Llangurig branch
4598:Bridgend Railway
4543:Aberdare Railway
4520:
4513:
4506:
4497:
4496:
4485:Wales portal
4483:
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4448:Northern Ireland
4307:Talyllyn Railway
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4122:Boyd, James I.C.
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4089:Bradford on Avon
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864:British Railways
847:Second World War
787:Francis Marindin
707:The traditional
651:mountain railway
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5665:Railway museums
5608:Monastic houses
5512:Cadw properties
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5395:
5390:
5360:
5355:
5311:Nantlle Tramway
5261:Dowlais Railway
5251:Deeside Tramway
5246:Croesor Tramway
5194:
5083:
5049:Buckley Railway
5017:
4998:Sirhowy Railway
4925:Western Railway
4924:
4917:
4833:Rhymney Railway
4743:Mawddwy Railway
4688:Kington Tramway
4618:Cardiff Railway
4534:
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4458:Channel Islands
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4183:Pen & Sword
4167:
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4117:
4115:Further reading
4099:
4077:
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4046:Pen & Sword
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2820:related reading
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1533:Abt rack system
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5427:Visit Wales
5185:Van Railway
5120:Hay Railway
5022:Joint lines
4453:Isle of Man
3671:13 December
3003:written by
2872:First train
2841:introducing
2526:No. 6
2505:No. 2
2306:Saint Peris
2007:Sir Harmood
1959:Moel Siabod
1922:Moel Siabod
1756:locomotive
1617:oil burners
1588:No. 6
1535:devised by
1521:Switzerland
1431:water crane
1312: /
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923:Rescue work
905:Hafod Eryri
417:Engine shed
288:800 mm
282:Track gauge
271:Rack system
249:Line length
223:Operator(s)
5793:Categories
5776: (
5754:53°05′59″N
5693:Wild Wales
5618:Waterfalls
5564:Reservoirs
4382:(proposed)
4361:(proposed)
4350:(proposed)
4130:Headington
4015:Daily Post
3980:7 February
3584:26 October
3554:26 October
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3179:4 February
3078:, Map 51G.
3038:References
2997:, part of
2745:March 2022
2401:Moel Eilio
2108:Withdrawn
2051:Withdrawn
1700:Manu. no.
1633:Winterthur
1606:Winterthur
1480:Technology
1454:From 1987
1297:53°04′05″N
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2490:Scrapped
2460:Scrapped
2439:Scrapped
2157:Scrapped
2121:Snowdonia
2017:in 1928.
1865:Yr Wyddfa
1748:Scrapped
1537:Roman Abt
1485:Rack rail
1333:Operation
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875:Centenary
663:Llanberis
490:Waterfall
468:Llanberis
319:Route map
244:Technical
190:Llanberis
5737:Category
5698:Wye Tour
5650:Theatres
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3933:Archived
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3665:BBC News
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3101:28 March
3011:See also
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2390:in 2022
1621:fuel oil
1517: in
998:Altitude
698:railcars
307: in
158:Overview
5719:Culture
5655:Museums
5633:highest
5591:Gardens
5549:Castles
5472:Defunct
4535:Railway
4433:England
4075:Sources
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3645:12 June
2969:⁄
2943:Inquiry
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1877:Snowdon
1766:Hunslet
1709:Status
1580:History
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383:Legend
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2901:Ladas
2890:Ladas
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