The V2 Incline Railway. Slates were loaded onto a wagon at the top of the incline and, as gravity pushed the full wagon down, the empty wagon would be pulled to the top on a parallel track ready for the process to be repeated. Restored in 1998 this is the only such incline working in Britain today.
UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, North Wales, Snowdonia National Park, Llanberis, Slate Quarries, Dinorwig Hydro Electric Power Station, Electric Mountain, Slate Industry, Extractive Industry, IPSV0707, IPSV5998,
castle; castell; dolbadarn; llanberis; dinorwig; quarry; chwarel; slate; mountain; llewellyn the great; welsh; Edward 1; gwynedd; Snowdonia; national park; north wales
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Dolbadarn Castle,Llanberis with Dinorwig Quarry in the background.
UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, North Wales, Snowdonia National Park, Llanberis, Slate Quarries, Dinorwig Hydro Electric Power Station, Electric Mountain, Slate Industry, Extractive Industry, IPSV1296, IPSV0707, IPSV5998,
INDUSTRY, SLATE, WELSH SLATE, WALES, Snowdonia, Snowdonia NATIONAL PARK, NATURE, RUIN, OLD, MINING, BYGONE, WORK, HISTORY, HERITAGE WORK STATION, HILLSIDE, WORK FACE, WOOD, FOREST, SLAG, VALLEY, PATH, STEPS, ACCESS, POST BOX, POST, LETTERS, ROYAL MAIL, MAIL BOX, LETTER BOX
Old equipment,signs and general bits and pieces laying inthe corner of the foundry at Gilfach Ddu; this is part of the quarry workshops that once served Dinorwig Quarry but now forms the Welsh Slate Museum, Llanberis.
rosebush preseli; rosebush pembrokeshire; preseli hills wales; stonehenge; blue stones; tourism; slate mining; welsh coal mining; strange pub; welsh village; tourist attraction; zink pub; old railway track; old railway station; people with horse; old post office; welsh slate village; lovely rural scene; happy people
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A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND A HORSE OUTSIDE THE OLD POST OFFICE IN ROSEBUSH. THE VILLAGE IS AN ATTRACTIVE AND INTERESTING OLD SLATE MINING VILLAGE IN THE HEART FO THE PRESELI MOUNTAINS, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES. THIS IS THE TAFARN SINC ( ZINC TAVERN ) PUB AND RESTAURANT. HIGHLY ORIGINAL IN ITS ZINC STRUCTURE AND WOODEN INTERIOR, IT WAS AN OLD RAIL DEPOT AND STILL HAS A SMALL SECTION OF TRACK AND AN INTERESTING AND ODD SET OF MANEQUINS AT THE REAR APPEARING TO BE WAITING FOR A TRAIN. COMPLETE WITH SOUND EFFECTS !
rosebush preseli; rosebush pembrokeshire; tin pub; tin restaurant; preseli hills wales; tourism; slate mining; welsh coal mining; strange pub; welsh village; tourist attraction; zink pub; old railway track; old railway station; people with horse; old post office; welsh slate village; lovely rural scene
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A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND A HORSE OUTSIDE THE OLD POST OFFICE IN ROSEBUSH. THE VILLAGE IS AN ATTRACTIVE AND INTERESTING OLD SLATE MINING VILLAGE IN THE HEART FO THE PRESELI MOUNTAINS, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES. THE AREA WAS ONCE BUSY AS A SLATE MINING CENTRE.
Llanberis Lake Railway Snowdon Gilfach Ddu Dolbadarn Castle Padarn Country Park Steam narrow gauge slate trains scenic visitors Snowdonia Wales trip bridge river
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Llanberis Lake Railway Snowdon Gilfach Ddu Dolbadarn Castle Padarn Country Park Steam narrow guage slate trains scenic visitors Snowdonia Wales trip bridge river
Llanberis Pass, Cliffs, Rocks, Rugged, Snowdonia, National Park, Scree, Mountainous, North Wales, Welsh, Landscape, UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British, Sunny, Blue Sky, White Clouds, IPSV1296, IPSV2294,
UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, North Wales, Snowdonia, National Park, Llanberis Pass, Grey Sky, Winter, Snow, Snowy, Landscape, Welsh, YHA, Youth Hostel, Walking Country, Country Walking, IPSV1296, IPSV2294,