The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with...
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Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit above 2,000 feet (610 m) on the...
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various types of rack railway for new lines, but some Fell systems remained in use into the 1960s. The Snaefell Mountain Railway still uses the Fell system...
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Snaefell Summit railway station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Vullagh y Sniaull) is the upper terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man...
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The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road or Mountain Road (Manx: Giat y Clieau) is a primary main A-road of 13.35 miles (21.48 km) in length which connects the towns...
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Douglas to Ramsey road, and on the vintage Manx Electric Railway, and Snaefell Mountain Railway. Laxey Glen is one of the Manx National Glens; another glen...
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at the northern end of the promenade in Douglas, and with the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey. Many visitors take an excursion on the trams. It is...
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around the Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the...
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intermediate station on the Isle of Man's Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line. The area was so called...
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station on the Manx Electric Railway (3' 0" (914 mm) gauge) as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway (3' 6" (1067 mm) gauge, to...
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e.g. by the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man. Tramways and light railways often have steeper gradients than heavier railways. This is because...
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Heaven. "Snaefell Mountain Railway". gov.im. Isle of Man Government. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008. "Snaefell Summit"...
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Matheran Hill Railway Snaefell Mountain Railway Carmelit Superga Rack Railway Hakone Tozan Railway Ikawa Line, Oigawa Railway Kurobe Gorge Railway Ferrocarril...
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Llanberis Lake Railway The Snowdon Mountain Railway The Welsh Highland Railway Dolgarrog Railway, Conwy (under construction) Bala & Ffestiniog Railway Heritage...
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Snaefell Mountain Railway climbs the island's main peak and is the sole operating Fell system railway in the world. These are narrow-gauge railways that...
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of Man Railway, Douglas - Castletown - Port Erin (seasonal) Manx Electric Railway, Douglas - Laxey - Ramsey (seasonal) Snaefell Mountain Railway, Laxey...
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Manx Electric Car 34 (category Manx Electric Railway)
(formerly Car No. 7 of the Snaefell Mountain Railway) in the Isle of Man is the only non-passenger tramcar on the Manx Electric Railway . In late 1994 work began...
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Great Snaefell Mine, also referred to as the East Snaefell Mine, was a zinc mine located high in the Laxey Valley on the slopes of Snaefell Mountain, in...
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railway in the world Zentralbahn (Zb) (former Swiss Federal Railway's Brünigbahn and Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn) Snowdon Mountain Railway Snaefell Mountain...
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coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Snaefell Mountain Course, a motorsport racing circuit that was once part of Grand Prix...
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Transport in the Isle of Man (section Railways)
Isle of Man Aircraft Registry Searchable Isle of Man Bus/Railway Timetables Manx Electric Railway Society (MERS)(Subscription required.) Archived copy of...
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Map all coordinates in "List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary...
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The steam railway to the south of the island, electric to the north and mountain line to the summit of Snaefell, the island's only mountain, are all government-owned...
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Manx Electric Cars 10-13 (category Manx Electric Railway)
Railway on the Isle of Man. This was the third batch of motorcars delivered to the railway in 1895 at the same time as the cars for the new Snaefell Mountain...
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Manx Electric Trailers 57-58 (category Manx Electric Railway)
Snaefell Summit Station on the mountain railway behind Manx Northern Railway locomotive No.4 Caledonia in 1995 as part of the International Railway Festival...
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Further examples (of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge) were used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway by the Civil Aviation Authority to access masts at the summit...
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Electric Railway level crossings are similar to those in the UK. There are mostly no barriers. Some crossings have crossbucks only. The Snaefell Mountain Railway...
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initially using an overhead electric slot system. August 20 – The Snaefell Mountain Railway opens in the Isle of Man. It is a 5 mi (8.0 km) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)...
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of Man Railway on the first day, the Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway on the second day, and then the Great Laxey Mine Railway and Groudle...
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traversing steep mountain ranges. Beginning in 1873, under supervision of Railway engineer of the Colony William Brounger, the Cape Government Railways rapidly...
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