tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3016651392570586942.post8043740104679825591..comments2023-09-27T08:44:11.107-07:00Comments on Snowdon Mountain Railway: The Beginning of a New EraSnowdon Mountain Railwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17640491768823711818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3016651392570586942.post-67493893193925084542013-02-07T01:07:42.391-08:002013-02-07T01:07:42.391-08:00Thank you very much for your comments. The new era...Thank you very much for your comments. The new era begins with a dedicated steam service which customers will be able to book and guarantee - this is the first time we have been able to offer this service. Not only will customers be able to guarantee a steam locomotive, but will travel on a spacious carriage seating 34 passengers with an hour stop at the summit.<br /><br />If this is successful we intend to bring in a second service in 2014. Each of the two steam services will complete a maximum of 3 journeys - which is roughly the number of steam journeys we are currently able to complete. We hope the new dedicated steam service will be able to preserve our heritage and hope that the steam locomotive service will run for at least another 117 years.Snowdon Mountain Railwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640491768823711818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3016651392570586942.post-38939178861093540332013-02-06T15:55:17.998-08:002013-02-06T15:55:17.998-08:00The various new carriages all look very exciting, ...The various new carriages all look very exciting, but it seems as if there will only be one "heritage" carriage and only one or perhaps two trips each day with a steam locomotive - so 90% or more of the trips will be diesel. What is going to happen to the rest of the steam fleet if you only need one loco? It is great that at last people will know which trains are run with steam and which with diesel, ending the unpopular "diesel lottery", but please run lots of trains with the wonderful old steam locos. They are so much more atmospheric than the diesels and I am sure people will pay for a trip to the summit by steam!p143https://www.blogger.com/profile/00963300751931371580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3016651392570586942.post-30473731648632752762013-02-06T08:39:26.929-08:002013-02-06T08:39:26.929-08:00I think the new carriages are a good idea, but how...I think the new carriages are a good idea, but how about taking the approach of the brienz Rothorn Bahn, who operate modern, more efficient steam locomotives capable of pushing 2 coaches to the summit in normal service and the older steam locomotives comes out when needed. Diesel traction should only be used for maintenace, emergencies and out of season trains, the guarantee of steam for every trip on certain days of the year would draw in more people, the present lottery makes the trip unappealing because of the risk of being stuck on a diesel train.Pedanticmongrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613995929849254166noreply@blogger.com