The start of the season has kicked off to a great success after a busy
few weeks of preparation. On
Saturday, we welcomed the first of our passengers with a hot panad before
they boarded the train to ascend up to Clogwyn Station (3/4 up
Snowdon). Heavy snowfall over night resulted in one of the excavator being sent
up to clear the snow ready for our trains.
The first train journeys of the season will be
pushed by our Traditional Diesel Service with its new contemporary carriages.
These stunning carriages were partially funded by the Welsh Assembly Government
and built in a partnership between Garmendale Engineering Limited, Hunslet
Engine Company and the Snowdon Mountain Railway. You can watch Ninian pushing carriage 14 for its
first journey up Snowdon on YouTube.
Peter Johnson kindly joined us in
the gift shop afterwards to sign a few copies of his comprehensive publication
'An Illustrated History of the Snowdon Mountain Railway'.
The season has now begun and we
look forward to welcoming all our passengers in 2013.
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