TRAINRIDE IOM - Snaefell Mountain Railway - Laxey to Snaefell Summit (HIGHEST POINT ON IOM)
Welcome all back to Trainride on the UrbanPointFilms channel. Another video on the Isle of Man. This time it's up to the summit of Snaefell Mountain by technically Tram, even though it's referred to as a Railway, it is a Tramway because it's has overhead cables and 19th century tramcars built in Birkenhead.
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The Isle of Man is one of the self-governing British Crown dependencies in the Irish Sea.
The Snaefell Mountain Railway climbs from Laxey to the summit of Snaefell mountain, which is the highest point of the island. This railway was built in 1895, and uses Fell System, that car grabs center rail to increase braking power.
Isle of Man Transport: Snaefell Mountain Railway
The mountain of Snaefell (Snow Mountain in Scandinavian) rises 2036 feet above sea level, and from it you can see the Seven Kingdoms: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Mann, Heaven and the Sea.
When the Manx Electric Railway reached the mining village of Laxey, the plans to construct an electric tramway to the summit of the mountain were released, and speculation ensued as to whether the trams would climb the 1 in 12 gradient on wheel adhesion alone. So, when construction began on the first British mountain railway (it predates the Snowdon Steam Railway) in 1894, the Fell Incline Railway system was adopted (where extra driving wheels gripped a central rail) but this was unnecessary as the trams had no trouble, so the centre rail was retained as a braking system (since changed to an emergency braking system only, hence the rust...). When being built, an extra rail was laid to 3ft gauge as the IOM Steam Railway locomotive Caledonia assisted in the job but could not run on the 3ft 6ins gauge decided upon for the Snaefell Railway.
The trams are equipped with four 25hp motors (a total of 100hp per tram), making them the most powerful trams in the country at the time of building. Six of these passenger cars were built, and all still run in service to this day. Number 7 was a freight wagon with a cab at either end and a six-ton freight wagon body in the middle. You can see in this video that one of the trams is being used as a works car pulling a skip full of material to the summit instead of 7 (whose remains sit next to the tram shed).
Departing Laxey you can see where three tramway tracks all cross the road: Snaefell, MER Northbound and MER Southbound. As when crossing roads the trams must have their bells/whistles going, it is a very noisy area. Heading up the line you can see the famous Laxey Wheel. Bungalow station passes by, where passengers may alight halfway up or down, and the tram then continues up to the Summit, where the Summit Hotel was built at the same time as the tramway to serve refreshments to the tourists at the highest point on the island.
Isle of Man hill walking - Snaefell
Climbing the Isle of Man's only hill high enough to be classed as a mountain (standing proud at 2036 feet - 36 feet over the mountain threshold according to the UK definition)
Snaefell Mountain Railway Descent
The descent from the summit of Snaefell, the highest peak on the Isle of Man, on the 3'6 gauge electric Snaefell Mountain Railway to Laxey, where the line connects with the 3' gauge Manx Electric Railway.
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Isle of Man: Impressionen von der Manx Electric Railway
Manx Electric Railway & Snaefell Mountain Railway - Isle of Man - 07.09.2019
Eindrücke der Fahrt mit der Manx Electric Railway von Douglas nach Laxey und der Snaefell Mountain Railway von Laxey auf den Gipfel des Snaefell Mountain am 07.09.2019.
Impressions of the ride with the Manx Electric Railway from Douglas to Laxey and with the Snaefell Mountain Railway from Laxey to the summit of Snaefell Mountain on 07th September 2019.
Island at War 2016: Snaefell Mountain Railway Tram no. 2 leaving Laxey for the Shed
The Isle of Man Railways' Snaefell Mountain Railway Tram no. 2 leaves the Manx Electric Railways' Laxey Station on its way to the Laxey shed.
This video shows the last tram of the evening being put to bed after the 2016 Isle of Man Railways' Island at War 1940s special event, where the D-Day Darlings and the Churchill Experience entertained guests at the Snaefell Summit Station.
Snaefell Mountain Railway (July 2019)
Scenes from a visit to the 3ft 6 Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man, in July 2019 during the Manx Transport Festival week. Featuring Cars 1, 2, 4 and 5.
IoM Snaefell Mountain Railway
The Manx Electric Railway for Snaefell Mountain at Laxey, Isle of Man
Laxey to Snaefell Summit on the Isle of Man Electric Tram 2013
Isle of Man Laxey to Snaefell Summit on the Electric Tram August 2013 . Can also be viewed in 3D - see playback quality options button on video control bar.
Tracks by Dan-o-Songs
Snaefell Mountain Railway Isle of Man
Started in 1895, the Snaefell Mountain Railway took just seven months to complete. Running a total of four miles from the village of Laxey to the top of the island's highest mountain, Snaefell at 2,036ft. The electric Snaefell Mountain Railway is the only one in the British Isles. The line is 3 1/2ft gauge covering 5 miles with a steep incline of 1 in 12 running on a 53 chain line. It has a centre line to aid braking.
Snaefell Mountain Railway 1995 'Caledonia' to the Summit
In 1995, as part of the Centenary celebrations for the Snaefell Mountain Railway, an additional running rail was laid between Bungalow and Snaefell Summit to allow 3ft gauge IoMR #15 'Caledonia' to make the ascent propelling a MER trailer car and so providing a rare instance of the three Island transport operations combining on one line. Photography was made extremely difficult by the high winds at the summit that made it difficult to hold position or record sound.
On the Snaefell Mountain Tramway in the Isle of Man
In this first clip of today's adventure I go 2036 ft above sea level that is why it's windy and the trams are from 1895 so they are loud sorry
Snaefell Mountain Railway
Mit der Snaefall Mountain Railway auf den höchsten Berg der Isle of Man
fullHD Isle of Man Snaefell electric Railway 2036ft 7th August 2014
We take a bumpy ride on a Victorian electric railway tram on the Isle of Man to the top Snaefell Mtn 2036ft to the top on a gusty day ! but clear ,,, on an From the top you can see England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales ,,,on this day all were visible
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Snaefell and the Trams - Isle of Man
Snaefell and the Trams - Isle of Man by Drone
The Isle of Man is located in the middle of the northern Irish Sea, almost equidistant from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland (closest), and Wales (farthest). It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) long and, at its widest point, 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide. It has an area of around 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi). Besides the island of Mann itself, the political unit of the Isle of Man includes some nearby small islands: the seasonally inhabited Calf of Man, Chicken Rock on which stands an unmanned lighthouse, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. The last two of these are connected to the main island by permanent roads/causeways.
Ranges of hills in the north and south are separated by a central valley. The northern plain, by contrast, is relatively flat, consisting mainly of deposits from glacial advances from western Scotland during colder times. There are more recently deposited shingle beaches at the northernmost point, the Point of Ayre. The island has one mountain higher than 600 metres (2,000 ft), Snaefell, with a height of 620 metres (2,034 ft). According to an old saying, from the summit one can see six kingdoms: those of Mann, Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, and Heaven. Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of the sea, or Neptune
Snaefell Mountain Railway Summer 2004
Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey スネーフェル登山鉄道ラクシー駅到着
Snaefell Mountain Railway train will arrive at Laxey station, Isle of Man. This tramcar was built in 1895.
マンクス電気鉄道との併走区間を走るスネーフェル登山鉄道1号電車。大きなボウ式集電装置が目立つ。この車両は1895年（明治28年）製。