Garmendale Engineering has designed and manufactured four innovative new carriages for the historic Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) in the UK.

SMR has been taking visitors to the summit of Wales' highest mountain since 1896. This iconic visitor attraction will reopen for the 2013 season on March 16 with new carriages designed and built by Garmendale.

Not only did the replacement coaches have to fit the existing narrow track and withstand the punishing weather on the mountain, but the client – Heritage Great Britain – required an increase in capacity and window size together with a reduction in weight.