Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 20, 2006

The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway connecting the town of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell which is, at 2,036 feet (620.6 m) above sea level, the highest point on the Isle of Man. The Snaefell Mountain Railway connects with the Manx Electric Railway in Laxey. The line is 5 miles (8 km) long, built to 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm) gauge and uses the unusual Fell centre rail for braking on the steep gradients. The line is electrified using overhead lines at 550 volts direct current, using a bow collector.

Recently selected: Southern Pacific 4449 - Chepstow Bridge - Building the Virginian Railway