4196 x 2787 px | 35,5 x 23,6 cm | 14 x 9,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
février 2016
Lieu:
Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore. Scotland. UK
Informations supplémentaires:
Construction of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway started in 1999 and the railway opened on 24 December 2001 (forty years after the opening of the White Lady Chairlift, which it replaced). The construction was initiated because the chairlift was too sensitive to the strong winds in the area. The track is a broad gauge of 2, 000 mm (6 ft 6 3⁄4 in). The maximum operating speed is 10 m/s (36 km/h; 22 mph) during the ski season and 5 m/s (18 km/h; 11 mph) the rest of the year. At these speeds, the trip takes about four minutes in winter and nine minutes during the summer (calculated without middle station stops). The single track line has a passing loop just above the middle station. During ascent, the maximum gradient is 23° (1 in 2.5, or 40-percent inclination). The railway starts at the Base Station in the Coire Cas area, where there is a restaurant, shop, ticket office, hire shop, rangers' office and Disability Sport UK office. The Scottish Ski Club has a building close to the middle station. At peak times there can be 150, 000–160, 000 non-winter sports visitors, combined with a further 50, 000–120, 000 annual sports visitors during the winter. CML can expect to cater to 1, 000 visitors per day in the summer months. The railway is 13 km (8 mi) from Aviemore and can be reached travelling along the B970 and C38 roads to Glenmore. From Glenmore, a route is taken through the snow gates[clarification needed] and via a one-way system past Coire na Ciste for approximately 3 km (1.9 mi). The Base Station is at an altitude of approximately 635 m (2, 083 ft) above sea level, the middle station is at approximately 765 m (2, 510 ft) and the top Ptarmigan Station is at approximately 1, 097 m (3, 599 ft). The total length of the funicular railway track is 1, 970 m (6, 460 ft), during which the route rises by 462 m (1, 516 ft). Most of the route is single track, with a short passing loop near half way. Up to 120 standing passengers can be carried in each of the system's two cars.
