SNAEFELL MOUNTAIN RAILWAY, 125th anniversary. Isle of Man. Stamp issued in 2020

SNAEFELL MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
125th anniversary

Stamp issued by the Isle of Man Post Office on 25.06.2020.

The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 621 m (2,036 feet) above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railway (MER) in Laxey. The line is 8 km (5 miles) long, is built to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge. The line was opened on 20 August 1895. The railway operates with five of the original six identical tramcars, all built in 1895 by George F. Milnes & Co.

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