SNOWDERN RAILWAY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 697, 22 August 1914, Page 7

SNOWDERN RAILWAY.

FOUR MILES AN HOUR. Tho most remarkable of the curious English railways is. that which makes its way up Snowden seven times daily. It runs from the foot of the mountain to the top, covering in all a distance of some- four miles. It is said not to pay the promoters, or at least not to bring them fortunes. This is partly accounted for by the fact that on the very first official jonriKy which was made on this railway, there was an accident, which caused distrust in the line. Yet it has been running safely since It consists of one eng'ine and one carriage, similar indeed to those which may be seen on most of the niounta*ns in Switzerland, and it works en this same principle as the Swiss railways. It.has what are known as double pinions working on a rack in lbs centre of the roadway, that is, of course, besides the ordinary wheels.

la crder to procure the safety ol the passengers, so far as is humanly possible, the engine is always placed at tk« lower end. This is ever the casa whether the train is going up the mountain or descending. The train's earriage is cot coupled to the locomotiv* ; otherwise the former preaantioa would be rendered of no &vos. Tkus if the engine happened to leave the lines, the carriage would *&t of BficesEity follow it. Th>3 apdcd is not exhilarating, to put it txM&ly. Four miles an hour ! Ae was said before, the journey is performed seven times a day by three trains, that is, of course,, during the season. Nor is the fare remarkably <hcap. The amount charged for a return ticket is five shillings. Still for people who are either lazy, or who are unable to make the ascent themselves, it is worth paying five shillings to sec tho view from the to? of Snowdon.—" Weekly Telegraph."