This volume looks at the narrow gauge railway's history and development, taking in the present and future development of this fascinating line's operation.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is one of the great narrow gauge railways of North Wales, with thousands of visitors traveling to the summit of Mount Snowdon along the line each year.This book covers the history of this historic and interesting line from its beginnings in the 1890s through to the present day.The author Peter Johnson has been writing about narrow gauge railways for many years and has a deep knowledge of the lines in North and Mid Wales.The Snowdon Mountain Railway is an important part of the tourist industry in North Wales and plays a vital part in providing transport in this popular and much visited area.This volume looks at the narrow gauge railway's history and development, taking in the present and future development of this fascinating line's operation.
| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Setting the scene |
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32 | (14) |
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Chapter 4 The accident and the inquest |
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Chapter 5 Preparing for reopening |
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64 | (15) |
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Chapter 6 Regular operations |
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The summit and its buildings |
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108 | (16) |
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Chapter 7 Under new management |
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156 | (19) |
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Chapter 9 The Cadogan era |
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Chapter 10 21st Century heritage attraction |
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| Appendix 1 Snowdon Railway estimate of expenses |
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| Appendix 2 Projected capital expenditure - 1895 |
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| Appendix 3 Estimate of working expenses - 1895 |
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| Appendix 4 The mechanical equipment of the Snowdon Mountain Railway |
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| Appendix 5 Locomotives and rolling stock |
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| Appendix 6 Profit, dividends and passengers 1895-2018 |
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| Appendix 7 Timetables 1898 and 1901 |
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| Appendix 8 Incidents reported to the Office of the Rail Regulator 2002-2004 |
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| Appendix 9 Incidents reported to the Rail Incident Investigation Branch 2006-19 |
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| Appendix 10 Planning applications to Snowdonia National Park Authority |
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| Appendix 11 General managers |
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| Bibliography |
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252 | (1) |
| Index |
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| A photographic addendum |
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Peter Johnson is a well known and respected author of narrow gauge and light railway books, he lives near Leicester and has been connected with the world of minor railways for many decades.
He has written many books on narrow gauge railways for Pen and Sword and other publishers over many years, this book on the Snowdon Mountain Railway is his latest.
Peter Johnson had a career in local government before retirement, which gave him time to pursue his main interest in railway research, that of the Welsh narrow gauge lines, in mid and North Wales.
