Date: 11/12/2019

Remote, technologically difficult and hard to run, the challenges for mountain railways are significant, varied and sometimes unpredictable. We take a look at Snowdon Mountain Railways and Cairngorm funicular railway, considering their very different pasts and contrasting futures.

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The life and times of two very different UK mountain railways

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We take a look at Snowdon Mountain Railways and Cairngorm funicular railway, UK, considering their very different pasts and contrasting futures.

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Smoke and Mirrors. Waiting at Halfway station for the up train to the summit of Snowdon in August 2011.
Location: Halfway
Company: Snowdon Mountain Tramway and Hotels
15/08/2011 Ian Dinmore

On the way up. Cairngorm Mountain Railway, September 2012. See image [[40432]]
Location: Base Station
Company: Cairngorm Mountain Railway
17/09/2012 Peter Todd

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