Mountain route
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Llanberis → Snowdon Summit · Wales
Britain’s only public rack-and-pinion railway, Swiss-engineered in 1896: 950 vertical metres from Llanberis to the roof of Wales.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 163458 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Snowdon Mountain Railway?
The Snowdon Mountain Railway runs 8 km from Llanberis to Snowdon Summit.
How long does the Snowdon Mountain Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 8 km. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 12 km/h.
Who runs the Snowdon Mountain Railway?
Snowdon Mountain Railway, with steam & diesel rack.
How old is the Snowdon Mountain Railway?
The line has been in service since 1896. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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