SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY POSTER (Railway Poster)
c. 1930s
1988-7951
A poster, made for London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) depicting a tiny steam train hauling up the side of the mountain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)Curatorial note: Built by the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad and Hotel Company, this railway was opened in 1896, carrying passengers from the village of Llanberis at the foot of the mountain to...
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A poster, made for London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) depicting a tiny steam train hauling up the side of the mountain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Curatorial note:
Built by the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad and Hotel Company, this railway was opened in 1896, carrying passengers from the village of Llanberis at the foot of the mountain to the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). For visitors who are unable to climb this popular mountain on foot, the railway provides an alternative option, enabling more than 140,000 passengers to reach the summit each year. I have personal experience of this railway: “I climbed Snowdon several times before I became disabled. This image reminds me of the bittersweet situation when I went back up on the train. I was thinking, ‘I used to be able climb and walk up these mountains.’ But then you think, well, at least I can still go up there and see it, just in a different way. It’s not the same as walking up though, it never will be.” - Amy Thraves-Connor, Curating for Change Fellow at the National Railway Museum