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‘Here it comes!’ This mornings 10:35 am gravity slate train. It’s hard to believe that it runs downhill for 10 miles all the way down to Porthmadog powered solely by gravity

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Somerset Never Blue1 year ago

I don’t know why you are getting such grief when you are simply enjoying the simple pleasure and awe of watching something that just works! The train maintains enough speed to complete its journey but not so fast that it derails - a lot of clever thought and engineering went into that. Thanks for sharing your pleasure!

Sarah Parry1 year ago

And thank you for being kind. I have come close to deleting this tweet because of the grief. I’ve just given my head a wobble - it’s only Twitter 🤣

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BLAIM GAME1 year ago

Not really hard to believe. Hard to believe would be if it did the return journey powered by gravity.

Sarah Parry1 year ago

🤣 it is for my small brain

Linda S1 year ago

I don't know why but this made me laugh. I think it's because there were only gents of a certain age on it.

Sarah Parry1 year ago

Yes, I have been drawn into their world by my husband 🤣

Katharine Silk1 year ago

Ever one with a pithy question, husband wishes to know a) how they get it back up again and b) whether there is a stock of trains at the top, just in case…

Sarah Parry1 year ago

Originally it was hauled up by horse then a steam engine did the job

Harry Lon-Musk1 year ago

Who's on the brake? There must be a brake

Sarah Parry1 year ago

There are several brakesmen, usually 6

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