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  • From the archive: ‘Snowdon’ rebuilt on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in 1963

    From the archive: ‘Snowdon’ rebuilt on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in 1963

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    In the September 1963 issue of The Railway Magazine, major repairs to Snowdon Mountain Railway locomotive No. 4, Snowdon, were reported following work at the Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd., of Leeds. The article detailed the locomotive’s unusual Abt system features, its rebuilt components and its return to Snowdonia. “Snowdon” rebuilt THE recent major repairs effected…

  • Two hybrid locomotives unveiled as Snowdon Mountain Railway reopens

    Two hybrid locomotives unveiled as Snowdon Mountain Railway reopens

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    The world’s first rack and pinion hybrid locomotives join the fleet at Snowdon Mountain Railway as the attraction reopens following COVID-19 lockdown.


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