Two Fish for the Summit - Life and Work on the Manx Mountain
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by Sara Goodwins
Quite a lot happens on Snaefell. The railway goes up it, the TT goes round it, the mine went under it, sheep farming happens all over it, and the Summit Hotel, radio masts and air traffic control communications cluster at the top. Its peace masks a hive of industry.
And the title?
While speaking with Snaefell Mountain Railway staff to research this book, the call came over the radio ‘two fish for the summit’. The hotel needed them for a special dinner and, like everything else, the only way to get them up the mountain was on the Victorian Railway...
Quite a lot happens on Snaefell. The railway goes up it, the TT goes round it, the mine went under it, sheep farming happens all over it, and the Summit Hotel, radio masts and air traffic control communications cluster at the top. Its peace masks a hive of industry.
And the title?
While speaking with Snaefell Mountain Railway staff to research this book, the call came over the radio ‘two fish for the summit’. The hotel needed them for a special dinner and, like everything else, the only way to get them up the mountain was on the Victorian Railway...