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Snaefell Mountain Railway

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The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Raad-Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. [1]

48 relations: Aachen, Adhesion railway, Articles of association, Bogie, Bow collector, British narrow-gauge railways, British Newspaper Archive, Bungalow railway station, Department of Infrastructure (Isle of Man), Direct current, Double-track railway, Douglas, Isle of Man, Dual gauge, Dumbell's Row Halt, Dynamic braking, Fell mountain railway system, G.F. Milnes & Co., Isle of Man, Isle of Man Government, Isle of Man Transport, Isle of Man TT, John Barraclough Fell, Laxey, Laxey railway station, Liquidation, Liquidator (law), List of tram and light rail transit systems, Manx Electric Car 34, Manx Electric Railway, Manx language, Manx Northern Railway, Mountain Course (motorcycle racing), Mountain railway, NATS Holdings, Overhead line, Prussian blue, Railcar, Sea level, Siding (rail), Snaefell, Snaefell Summit railway station, The Bungalow, Isle of Man, Track gauge, Transport in the Isle of Man, Tynwald, Volt, Wickham trolley, Year of Railways.

Aachen

Aachen or Bad Aachen, French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle, is a spa and border city.

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Adhesion railway

An adhesion railway relies on adhesion traction to move the train.

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Articles of association

In corporate governance, a company's articles of association (AoA, called articles of incorporation in some jurisdictions) is a document which, along with the memorandum of association (in cases where the memorandum exists) form the company's constitution, defines the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors.

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Bogie

A bogie (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework carrying wheelsets, attached to a vehicle, thus serving as a modular subassembly of wheels and axles.

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Bow collector

A bow collector is one of the three main devices used on tramcars to transfer electric current from the wires above to the tram below.

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British narrow-gauge railways

There were more than a thousand British narrow-gauge railways ranging from large, historically significant common carriers to small, short-lived industrial railways.

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British Newspaper Archive

The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitised archives of British newspapers.

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Bungalow railway station

Bungalow Station (more commonly The Bungalow) is the only intermediate station on the Isle of Man's Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line.

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Department of Infrastructure (Isle of Man)

The Department of Infrastructure (Rheynn Bun-Troggalys) is a department of the Isle of Man Government.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Douglas, Isle of Man

Douglas (Doolish) is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 27,938 (2011).

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Dual gauge

A dual gauge railway is a track that allows the passage of trains of two different track gauges.

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Dumbell's Row Halt

Dumbell's Row is an intermediate stopping place on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man and is the first on the northern section of the line from Laxey, opened in 1899.

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Dynamic braking

Dynamic braking is the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive.

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Fell mountain railway system

The Fell system was the first third-rail system for railways that were too steep to be worked by adhesion on the two running rails alone.

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G.F. Milnes & Co.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), also known simply as Mann (Mannin), is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Isle of Man Government

The Isle of Man Government (Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man.

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Isle of Man Transport

Isle of Man Transport (Arraghey Ellan Vannin) is an agency of Isle of Man Government that operates public transport on the Isle of Man.

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Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) races are an annual motorcycle sport event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907, and is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world.

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John Barraclough Fell

John Barraclough Fell (1815 – 18 October 1902) was an English railway engineer and inventor of the Fell mountain railway system.

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Laxey

Laxey (Laksaa) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man.

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Laxey railway station

Laxey station is a railway station in the village of Laxey on the east coast of the Isle of Man.

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Liquidation

In United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and United States law and business, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end.

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Liquidator (law)

In law, a liquidator is the officer appointed when a company goes into winding-up or liquidation who has responsibility for collecting in all of the assets under such circumstances of the company and settling all claims against the company before putting the company into dissolution.

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List of tram and light rail transit systems

The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems.

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Manx Electric Car 34

Car No.34 (formerly Car No. 7 of the Snaefell Mountain Railway) in the Isle of Man is the only non-passenger tramcar on the Manx Electric Railway.

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Manx Electric Railway

The Manx Electric Railway is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man.

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Manx language

No description.

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Manx Northern Railway

The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man.

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Mountain Course (motorcycle racing)

The Mountain Course (also known as Mountain Circuit or TT Course) is a road-racing circuit located in the Isle of Man, based on public roads temporarily closed for the events.

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Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region.

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NATS Holdings

NATS Holdings, formerly National Air Traffic Services and commonly referred to as NATS, is the main Air Navigation Service Provider in the United Kingdom.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Prussian blue

Prussian blue is a dark blue pigment produced by oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts.

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Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers.

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Sea level

Mean sea level (MSL) (often shortened to sea level) is an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured.

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Siding (rail)

A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur.

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Snaefell

Snaefell (snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall - snow mountain) - (Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than on the Isle of Man, at above sea level.

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Snaefell Summit railway station

Snaefell Summit railway station is the upper terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man and is served by the tramway of the same name.

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The Bungalow, Isle of Man

The Bungalow, Isle of Man, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the Snaefell Mountain Railway in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the load-bearing rails.

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Transport in the Isle of Man

There are a number of transport services around the Isle of Man, mostly consisting of paved roads, public transport, rail services, sea ports and an airport.

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Tynwald

Tynwald (Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald (Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court is the legislature of the Isle of Man.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.

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Wickham trolley

The Wickham trolley was a railway engineering personnel carrier, used on British Railways as the type No.27 Gang and Inspection trolley.

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Year of Railways

The Year of Railways was a series of special events held on the Isle of Man during 1993 to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the first section of the Manx Electric Railway from Douglas (Derby Castle) to Groudle in September 1893.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mountain_Railway

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