Transport
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Clonmacnoise
and West Offaly Railway, Ireland (The Bog Railway) |
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Snowdon
Mountain Railway
The
rack and pinion narrow gauge railway that takes passengers
to the top of Mount Snowdon. |
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0-6-0T
steam-powered Snowdon preparing to ascend the mountain. |
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Diesel
engined 0-6-0 Peris departing Llanberis. |
The
Great Orme Tramway |
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The
Hythe Pier Railway |
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Kyle
of Lochalsh Ferry
This
ferry linked Kyle of Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland with
Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye. It was the main transport
link with the island until replaced by the Skye road bridge.
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Transport
on the Isle of Man
The
Isle of Man is a delight for the transport enthusiast. The
Mountain Railway, electric and horse drawn trams, together
with a fully operational narrow-gauge steam railway all
present the visitor with a range of opportunities to experience
different transport systems and explore the island.
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Locomotive Loch on shed at Port Erin (above) and ready to depart
Port Erin with a train to Douglas (below). |
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| Snaefell
Mountain Railway (above) which connects with the Manx Electric
Railway at Laxey (below) |
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The
Anderton Boat Lift
Links
the River Weaver with the Trent & Mersey
Canal
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Dent
Station, Settle to Carlisle Railway
At
1150 feet, the station is the highest on a mainline railway
in Britain but is situated a few miles away from the actual
village of Dent.
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Shropshire
Union Canal
The
Pont-Cvsyllte Aqueduct carries the canal over the River
Dee near Llangollen.
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The
Bedworth Boomerang
A
special train that ran from Bedworth on a circular trip
visiting Coventry, Rugby and Nuneaton to celebrate the re-opening
of Bedworth Station.
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