Sentences with phrase «first narrow gauge»
In 1865 the Ffestiniog Railway became the first narrow gauge railway in Britain to carry passengers.
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My first rail adventure starts in Caernarfon where I alight the delightful narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway train.
Visit the Outeniqua Transport Museum in George to view a variety of steam locomotives including a narrow gauge, the Emil Kessler (Johannesburg's first steam locomotive), the impressive GL Garrett together with carriages such as a coach from the Royal Train of 1947, Paul Kruger's coach and private saloons.
The favoured summer home became Darjeeling, the first «Toy Train'to be opened by the British (1881) as part of their hill station initiative - it has the narrowest gauge (610 mm) and India's highest station (Ghoom at 2,300 metres).
Naturally, the Brocken remains a popular destination for hikers, climbers and outdoors sports enthusiasts but for the less physically fit a scenic narrow - gauge steam railway ferries many of the mountains» visitors from Wernigerode in order to admire its majestic beauty and enjoy the numerous visitor attractions that have been established since the Brocken's first hotel opened in 1862.
It is home to the highest commercial bungee jump in the world (216m), the highest narrow gauge bridge in the world, South Africa's first national marine park (the Tsitsikamma National Park), and the country's first tree - top canopy tour.