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The plans have been finalised and
work is now underway on our heritage carriage. To create a truly memorable
experience, attention to detail was top on the list of priorities when the designs
were being formulated. This carriage will be characterised by its big windows
and corner features inspired by the original carriage design and depicted in
our photographs taken in the Victorian era - but with a twist - there will be
glass in the windows to prevent the loss of hats and other items! Even the
original company name, Snowdon Mountain Tramroad & Hotels Company Limited,
is to be placed above the carriage – another echo of our unique past.
The engineering team have been
working tirelessly with Garmendale Engineering
Limited to make the construction of the carriage feasible. Several
meetings have taken place to discuss the redesign of the carriage body on the
bogies (a wheeled structure underneath a train). One of the biggest obstacles that
the partnership had to overcome was the modern bogie pivot design which created
a higher step-up from the platform up onto the carriage than identify on the
specification. After the application of some engineering ingenuity – voila - a
solution has been found.
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The carriage is being built using
the original chassis and bogies from 1922. Original carriage 2 was the donor
carriage and has been stripped down and prepared for the new carriage body.
Refurbishment of the brakes and bogies was carried out by the maintenance team
at the railway ready for Garmendale to work their magic on the chassis. The
parts used on this classic carriage are a combination of the latest technology
and sustainable materials, something which has never been done before.
The team are working hard to
comply with the delivery date which is being anticipated as the middle of May
2013.
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