Snaefell Mountain Railway

An electric mountain railway that climbs from Laxey to the summit of Snaefell, the island's only peak over 600 metres, using the same rolling stock and overhead-wire technology it opened with in 1895. The single-track line runs alongside the TT Mountain Course for part of its climb before curving away up open moorland. It's a working railway rather than a funfair ride — the carriages are original Victorian-era cars, still in everyday service — and the trip up is as much the attraction as the summit itself.

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