𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜Mar 10
A #WesAnderson vibe in #Porthmadog for #TrainTrackTuesday









#AccidentallyWesAnderson #Cymru #Wales #NorthWales #TrainTracks #FfestiniogRailway #WelshHighlandRailway #SignalBox #TrainStation #TrainSpotting #NarrowGauge #NarrowGaugeRailway
𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜Jan 26
Day 26
#365project





#Wales #NorthWales #Cymru #Porthmadog #stop #WelshHighlandRailway #NarrowGauge #NarrowGaugeRailway #LevelCrossing #RailwayHeritage #SteamRailway #monochrome #bnw #gritty #moody #distressed #blackandwhitephotography
~meoralis~Oct 21
#TrainTrackTuesday from the summit of #Snowdon (aka #YrWyddfa)! ⛰️

This is the #SnowdonMountainRailway (SMR), a narrow-gauge rack-and-pinion #mountain railway, that has been taking passengers from Llanberis to the summit since 1896 (!).

Here are some other facts you might enjoy:
- It's the only public rack-and-pinion #railway in the #UK.
- The average speed of the train is 5 mph (8 km/h).
- The total track length is 4.7 miles (7.5 km).
- It carries around 140,000 passengers each year.
- A round-trip to the summit takes approx. 2.5 hours, including a 30-minute stop at the summit visitor centre.
- From the #summit station, it's only 68 ft (21 m) to the summit cairn (though it's quite steep).
- Trains are scheduled at 30-minute intervals, subject to passenger demand.
- The SMR currently operates 3 coal-fired steam locomotives and 4 diesel locomotives. Last week, only diesel locomotives were in service, as the heritage steam locomotives typically run from June to September.
- On its official opening day in April 1896, one of the locomotives derailed and fell down the mountain, resulting in one fatality. Following this incident, the maximum allowed train weight was reduced, and a gripper system was installed on the rack railway. It's been full steam ahead ever since.

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(Sorry for the rabbit hole. I'm not usually into trains, but even I found it quite interesting)


#Wolken #clouds #Berggipfel #Gipfel #mountainTop #wandern #hiking #hike #Berge #mountains #mountainscape #MountainMonday #SMR #narrowGauge #narrowGaugeRailway #Zahnradbahn #rackAndPinion #trainTracks #railways #railwayTrack #railwayTracks #railroad #Schienen #Gleise #train #trains #Zug #Bahn #HeritageGreatBritain #FootpathFriday #Snowdonia #Wales
Snap StoriesSep 7, 2025
The Wigry Narrow Gauge Railway, Poland

The railway is located in the Podlasie, in the village of Płociczno-Tartak (Suwałki commune). Its route leads through the Wigry National Park and the Augustów Forest, to the village of Krusznik. There are viewing stops in interesting places along the route. The railway stops at the Binduga and Bartny Dół stations and on the way back at the Powały station. Passengers have 5 to 15 minutes to go to the viewing points from which there is a panorama of Lake Wigry. The length of the route in one direction is 9 km, and the total time of the trip is 2.5 hours. On the premises of the railway in Płociczno there is an inn and an amusement park. It is possible to order a train for organized groups all year round.

In 1991, the railway was entered into the register of historical monuments, as a valuable product of technology and as one of the longest operating forest railways in Poland.

#wigry #suwalki #kolej #kolejka #kolejwaskotorowa #kolejkawaskotorowa #wigierskakolejwaskotorowa #pociag #lokomotywa #polska #railway #train #narrowgaugerailway #locomotive #podlasie #suwalszczyzna #poland
The Rail LifeJan 14, 2025

After yesterday's 3.5 hour wait for a train at Ceduna, today was much more productive. As I was passing through Iron Knob, an ore train was departing for Whyalla.

The Whyalla narrow gauge railway runs from the port at Whyalla to the mines at Iron Knob, Iron Monarch and Iron Baron.

#RailFreight #whyalla #narrowgaugerailway

The Rail LifeJan 13, 2025

Patience is everything when photographing unpredictable objects.

I waited 3.5 hours in Ceduna for this train to turn up! It's the thrice daily gypsum train from Kevin mine to Thevernard port.

This 60 km section is the only remaining operational part of the narrow gauge (1067mm/3ft 6in) Eyre Peninsula Railway in South Australia. At its largest, this was a 777km network, running from Penong to Port Lincoln, with multiple branches. Up until 2019, regular grain trains ran from several branches to Port Lincoln, however this is now transported by road.

#train #CEDUNA #RailFreight #narrowgauge #narrowgaugerailway

The Rail LifeApr 17, 2024

One year ago today I visited the Roslagsbanan. This is a narrow gauge (891mm) suburban railway in Stockholm's northern suburbs. Services run out of Stockholms östra (Stockholm East station) on three branch lines, which are electrified at 1500v.

The current rolling stock was manufactured by ABB in the late 1980s and runs in a 3 car configuration, with the centre car being accessible with a low floor and wider doors.

#Roslagsbanan #train #stockholm #narrowgaugerailway

Frank Paul SilyeNov 30, 2023

It is almost December again, and the Christmas Express at Tertitten (The Urskog-Høland Railway) will run every Sunday.

Tertitten is a narrow-gauge museum railway in Sørumsand, just half an hour outside of Oslo.

It is a favourite to visit for kids and grownups!

#Tertitten #NarrowGauge #NarrowGaugeRailway #MuseumRailway #Locomotive #SteamLocomotive #Winter #Christmas #Photography

Frank Paul SilyeNov 21, 2023

All onboard!

It is soon time for some real Christmas atmosphere from the old days with a steam train through wintry landscape.

Tertitten is starting their Christmas season December 3rd. I would have loved to be back again and the kids love the train ride.

#Tertitten #UrskogHølandsbanen #Museum #MuseumRailway
#Sørumsand #SørumsandStasjon #NarrowGauge #NarrowGaugeRailway #Locomotive #SteamLocomotive
#Railway #Christmas #ChristmasTrain
#Winter

Mick GarrattFeb 18, 2023

Roseberry Mine Tramway

What a difference when the sun comes out.

An otherwise dull walk around a regular route of mine taking in Capt. Cook's Monument and Roseberry, although I avoided the summits as it's the weekend.

And crossing the field at the top of Thief Lane, brilliant sunshine. To my right, Roseberry was still in dar ...

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#GreatAyton #NewtonWood #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #industrialarchaeology #ironstonemining #NarrowGaugeRailway

Roseberry Mine Tramway

What a difference when the sun comes out. An otherwise dull walk around a regular route of mine taking in Capt. Cook's Monument and Roseberry, although I avoided the summits as it's the weekend. And crossing the field at the top of Thief Lane, brilliant sunshine. To my right, Roseberry was still in dark shadow … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31575" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Roseberry Mine Tramway"</span></a></p>

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