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The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion railway in Gwynedd, north-east Wales. It runs for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the terminus station at Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, and has become a popular tourist attraction. It served as the inspiration for the Culdee Fell Railway in the Railway Series.

History

Since its opening in 1896, visitors from around the world have travelled on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Trains scale the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1085 metres - where Snowdon boasts dramatic landscape and scenery. This is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in North Wales.

For more than 112 years, holidaymakers and day-trippers have been appreciating the views they have experienced while claiming the ascent of Snowdon is a lifetime adventure.

Locomotives

The Snowdon Mountain Railway owns eleven locomotives, seven steam and four diesel. One of the steam engines appears in the 1979 annual, though it is unclear which engine in particular it is meant to be. This section only covers engines with counterparts from the Railway Series.

Name	RWS counterpart	No.	Notes
L.A.D.A.S.	Godred	1	Named after Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, wife of the major landowner in the area. Destroyed in an accident on the railway's opening day and was broken up for spare parts.
Enid	Ernest	2	Named after the daughter of Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, whom L.A.D.A.S. is named after. It arrived at Llanberis in August 1895.
Wyddfa	Wilfred	3	Arrived at Llanberis on 7th December 1895.
Snowdon	Culdee	4	Named after the mountain the railway climbs. Currently awaiting overhaul.
Moel Siabod	Shane Dooiney	5	Named after a neighbouring mountain.
Padarn	Patrick	6	Named after the lower lake at Llanberis. Originally named Sir Harmood after the chairman of the company, Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner. Renamed Padarn in 1928.
Ralph	Alaric	7	Originally named Aylwin until October 1978 when it was renamed Ralph Sadler, later shortened to Ralph. Currently dismantled and stored off-site; it is unlikely to return to service.
Eryri	Eric	8	Arrived at Llanberis in 1923. Currently dismantled and stored off-site; it is unlikely that the locomotive will ever return to service.

Gallery

External Links

Official Website
Snowdon Mountain Railway on Wikipedia

United Kingdom

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	SR	Stepney \| Boxhill* \| Bluebell and Primrose* \| Adams*
	LNER	Gordon's Brothers* \| Flying Scotsman \| Pretty Polly \| Lemberg \| Green Arrow* \| Mallard* \| Silver Jubilee* \| Toby's Brothers* \| 1020* \| 8783*
	LMS	Jinty and Pug* \| The Foreign Engine* \| Bahamas* \| Duchess of Hamilton* \| Duchess**
	GWR	City of Truro \| The Dukes* \| King James I* \| Iron Duke* \| Earnest**
	BR	Diesel* \| Class 40 \| D199* \| Old Stuck-Up* \| British Railways Diesels \| D5705* \| 31120* \| 10751*
	Other	The Coalbrookdale Locomotive \| Midland Railway Engines* \| Awdry \| Albert* \| The Highland Engines* \| 98462 and 87546* \| Workshop Engines \| The Foreign Engines* \| Scrapped Engines \| Cromford* \| Captain Baxter* \| War Department Diesels* \| Stephenson's Rocket* \| Novelty \| Sans Pareil \| Wilbert* \| Sixteen* \| Sixteen's Friends* \| Alfred and Judy* \| The Hunslet Diesels* \| Eurostar \| Other Real Locomotives \| Puffing Billy \| The Mainland Engines \| Splatter and Dodge \| Spencer \| Connor \| Caitlin \| Samson \| Logan \| The Mainland Diesels \| Merlin \| Lexi \| Theo \| Hurricane \| Frankie**
Rolling Stock		Henrietta's Sister \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| Helena* \| Spencer's Coaches \| Connor's Coaches \| Caitlin's Coaches \| Plank Trucks \| Troublesome Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons \| Ladle Trucks \| Brake Vans \| Bradford
Vehicles		North Star* \| Mermaid Liverpool \| Dilly \| Beresford \| Mitchell \| The Hawker Hurricane
People		Elizabeth II \| The Thin Clergyman \| The Fat Clergyman \| The Duke and Duchess of Boxford**
Locations		Vicarstown Bridge \| Walney Channel \| Barrow-in-Furness \| King's Cross \| Paddington \| Euston \| St. Pancras \| Brighton \| Carnforth \| Crewe \| Fletcher, Jennings & Co. \| The Scottish Engine Company \| The Great Railway Show Yard \| The Mainland Canal \| The Steelworks \| The Experimental Engines' Yard \| Bridlington Goods Yard \| Victoria Station
Railways		Talyllyn Railway \| Ffestiniog Railway \| Snowdon Mountain Railway \| Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway \| Bluebell Railway \| Dean Forest Railway \| Toby's Old Tramway

Snowdon Mountain Railway

Locomotives	L.A.D.A.S. \| Enid \| Wyddfa \| Snowdon \| Moel Siabod \| Padarn \| Ralph \| Eryri
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| The "Trucks"

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+{{Infobox Railway
-[[File:SnowdonMountainRailwaylogo.png|thumb]]
+|title1=Snowdon Mountain Railway
-The '''Snowdon Mountain Railway''' is a rack and pinion railway that climbs Mt. Snowdon near Llanberis, Wales. The railway is the basis of the [[Culdee Fell Railway]]. It is based on Victorian engineering and is unique for being the only one of its kind in Britain.
+|image1=File:SnowdonMountainRailwaylogo.png
+|locale=Llanberis
+|terminus=Snowdon Summit
+|stations=5 <small>(''2 closed'')</small>
+|built_by=
+|controller=
+|gauge=2'7½" <small>(''800 mm; narrow gauge'')</small>
+|year_opened=1896
+|year_closed=
+|image2=
+|caption2=
+}}The '''Snowdon Mountain Railway''' is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion railway in Gwynedd, north-east Wales. It runs for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the terminus station at Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, and has become a popular tourist attraction. It served as the inspiration for the [[Culdee Fell Railway]] in [[The Railway Series|the ''Railway Series'']].
 ==History==
-Since 1896, visitors from around the world have travelled on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Trains scale the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1085 metres - where Snowdon boasts dramatic landscape and scenery. This unique railway is one of the most popular visitor attractions in North Wales. The summit of Snowdon is the highest mountain in England and Wales.
+Since its opening in 1896, visitors from around the world have travelled on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Trains scale the highest mountain in England and Wales - 1085 metres - where Snowdon boasts dramatic landscape and scenery. This is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in North Wales.
-For more than 112 years holidaymakers and day-trippers have been appreciating the truly spectacular views they have experienced while claiming the ascent of Snowdon is a lifetime adventure. As the trains climb through the atmospheric landscape of Snowdon, passengers can absorb themselves in the rich myth, legend and history Snowdonia has to offer.
+For more than 112 years, holidaymakers and day-trippers have been appreciating the views they have experienced while claiming the ascent of Snowdon is a lifetime adventure.
 ==Locomotives==
+The Snowdon Mountain Railway owns eleven locomotives, seven steam and four diesel. One of the steam engines appears in the 1979 annual, though it is unclear which engine in particular it is meant to be. This section only covers engines with counterparts from the ''Railway Series''.
-* [[L.A.D.A.S.]] (No.1, destroyed)
-* [[Enid]] (No.2)
-* [[Wyddfa]] (No.3)
-* [[Snowdon]] (No.4)
-* [[Moel Siabod]] (No.5, Scrapped)
-* [[Padarn]] (No.6)
-* [[Ralph]] (No.7, Scrapped)
-* [[Eryri]] (No.8, not in service)
-* Ninian (No.9)
-* Yeti (No.10)
-* Peris (No.11)
-* George (No.12)
-* Railcars (Nos.21-23, scrapped)
-* Diesel Locomotive (no number, scrapped)
+{|class="wikitable" style="margin-left:15px; width: 85%;"
-==The Engines==
+! width="70px" | Name
+! width="80px" | ''RWS'' counterpart
+! width="20px" | No.
+! width="260px" | Notes
+! Photo
+|-
+|[[L.A.D.A.S.]]
+|[[Godred]]
+|1
+|Named after Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, wife of the major landowner in the area. Destroyed in an accident on the railway's opening day and was broken up for spare parts.
+|[[File:L.A.D.A.S..jpg|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Enid]]
+|[[Ernest]]
+|2
+|Named after the daughter of Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, whom L.A.D.A.S. is named after. It arrived at Llanberis in August 1895.
+|[[File:Enid.png|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Wyddfa]]
+|[[Wilfred]]
+|3
+|Arrived at Llanberis on 7th December 1895.
+|[[File:Wyddfa.jpg|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Snowdon]]
+|[[Culdee]]
+|4
+|Named after the mountain the railway climbs. Currently awaiting overhaul.
+|[[File:Snowdon.png|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Moel Siabod]]
+|[[Shane Dooiney]]
+|5
+|Named after a neighbouring mountain.
+|[[File:MoelSiabod.jpg|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Padarn]]
+|[[Patrick]]
+|6
+|Named after the lower lake at Llanberis. Originally named Sir Harmood after the chairman of the company, Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner. Renamed Padarn in 1928.
+|[[File:Padarn.png|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Ralph]]
+|[[Alaric]]
+|7
+|Originally named Aylwin until October 1978 when it was renamed Ralph Sadler, later shortened to Ralph. Currently dismantled and stored off-site; it is unlikely to return to service.
+|[[File:Ralph7.jpg|140px|center]]
+|-
+|[[Eryri]]
+|[[Eric]]
+|8
+|Arrived at Llanberis in 1923. Currently dismantled and stored off-site; it is unlikely that the locomotive will ever return to service.
+|[[File:Eryri.png|140px|center]]
+|}
+==Gallery==
 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
+File:SnowdonMountainRailway1979annual.png|The Snowdon Mountain Railway as it appears in the [[annuals]] illustrated by [[Edgar Hodges]]
-File:L.A.D.A.S..jpg|L.A.D.A.S.
+SnowdonOpening.jpg|The Snowdon Mountain Railway's opening day
-File:Enid.png|Enid
+File:SnowdonMountainRailway2.png
-File:Wyddfa.jpg|Wyddfa
+File:Kirkmachan'sbasis.jpg|Llanberis
-File:Snowdon.png|Snowdon
+File:Culdeeengineshed'sbasis.jpg|Llanberis Sheds
-File:MoelSiabod.png|Moel Siabod
-File:Padarn.png|Padarn
+File:Shiloh'sbasis.jpeg|Hebron
+File:Sakrloeyroad'sbasis.jpeg|Halfway
-File:Ralph.png|Ralph
+File:Devil'sback'sbasis.jpg|Clogwyn
-File:Eryri.png|Eryi
+File:Culdeefellsummit'sbasis.jpg|Summit
 </gallery>
-==External Link==
+==External Links==
 * [http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/ Official Website]
-* [[Wikipedia:Snowdon Mountain Railway|The Snowdon Mountain Railway's Wikipedia page]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Snowdon Mountain Railway|Snowdon Mountain Railway]] on Wikipedia
+{{The Mainland}}
 {{Snowdon Mountain Railway}}
+[[de:Snowdon Mountain Railway]]
+[[he:מסילת הר סנודון]]
+[[pl:Snowdon Mountain Railway]]
+[[ru:Сноудонская горная железная дорога]]
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+[[Category:Real Landmarks]]
+[[Category:Narrow gauge]]