Brienz Rothorn Bahn loco to visit Snowdon in 2017?

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/ne...ome__39__is_no_longer__quot_crazy_idea_quot_/

Be interesting to see if it happens, I'd certainly be interested in a few days in North Wales.

 

It would be good event, hopefully the visit will encourage the smr to consider more steam operation. The brb is a great line with modern steam but with the heritage locomotives also in use in the summer. The do have diesels but are used very sparingly

 

The Old BRB engine would be fantastic to see but trialing one of the "new - now twenty years old" build engines on the SMR might also be more perswasive to the SMR management still

 

It will indeed be interesting to see if it comes to fruition. I don't know whether the BRB uses the same rack pitch (120mm) as Snowdon but 100mm is the standard in Europe. Snowdon also has gripper rails which I don't think exist on the BRB (I've never been there.) It would also probably need safety verification by an I.C.P.

 

There are two deciding factors which affect weather the BRB locos will fit Snowdon. First is the width of the stone work on the viaducts and bridges. The second is the brake drums on the gripper girders. The Snowdon brake drums are slightly smaller and use brake blocks which are above the bottom of the drums. The BRB uses brake belts. These and the lack of clearing the girders which they don't have in Switzerland probably will fowl on Snowdon.

The pitch of the Abt system is standard at 120mm. This applies across several continents. The only cog railway that I can say for curtain that has a pitch of 4 inches or nominally 100mm is the marsh system of Mount Washington.

I agree it would be great if it came about but as much as anything I would like to see the Snowdon steamer which are out of use rebuilt.

 

Is this happening, seems to have all gone quiet

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Looking back at SMR facebook and twitter feeds, all links to the articles have been deleted. I'm guessing it's not happening.

 

According to the latest Swiss Express June 2017( Magazine of the Swiss Railways Society) yes, planned to be 3 return trips per day from 9th September 2017 to 1st October 2017. On line ticket sales open shortly.

 

Many thanks for the update. Sounds exciting!unfortunately we are due to be in the area the week before. I guess the locomotive will arrive a bit earlier so there should be an opportunity to see it, even if not to travel

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Event postponed.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/brakes-bid-bring-vintage-swiss-13348974

 

Around the turn of the year there were news items about a Swiss loco visiting the Snowdon Mountain Railway this September:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/trips-breaks/rare-swiss-steam-train-set-12302211
https://www.heritagerailway.co.uk/snowdon-preparing-for-first-visitor-from-switzerland/

I can't see anything about it on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's website. Is it happening?

 

i think i saw somewhere it wasn;t happening

 

Not this year, hopefully next year. I did post about it in another thread, with the information coming from the June Swiss Express.

 

I did a search for postings anywhere on the forum with "Snowdon" and it didn't come up.

Anyway thanks for the info.

 

https://www.national-preservation.c...rn-bahn-loco-to-visit-snowdon-in-2017.821508/

 

According to the Swiss Travel Centre in the latest Swiss Express it will be throughout September 2018 from Llanberis to Waterfall halt and will be free. Subscribe to STC newsletter for latest news.

 

A year on and things seem to be happening.
https://snowdonrailway.co.uk/a-swiss-locomotive-comes-to-snowdon/

( Same wording as the Swiss Tourism website.)

Cheers, Neil

 

The first departure today https://twitter.com/i/status/1035837532741750784

 

Nice. I’m not 100% sure without looking it up but I think No.2 is the one that took me up the Rothorn about 20 years ago (in freezing fog! I was the only passenger, had a cup of tea at the top with the train crew and got a guided tour of the workshops when we got down. And very nearly missed the train back from Brienz as a result. A memorable trip, that was!)


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From Swiss Express ( The magazine of the Swiss Railway society - recieved earlier this week ) Services between Llanberis to Waterfall are due to run daily in September ( except Fridays).Departures at 10.02, 10.32, 15.32 and 16.02. Round trip will take 20 minutes.There will also be meet the loco talks at 11.30 & 14.30 which will last 30 miniutes.