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Zip World was created by Sean Taylor, an ex-Royal Marines commando from the Conwy Valley, based on his military experiences using zip lines and sky-diving. [3] [4] [5] Taylor focused on converting heritage industrial sites into adventure playgrounds, making North Wales into an important adventure activity centre in Europe. [4]
The longest zip-line in Europe, at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), is the Sternsauser in Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland. [38] The Zip World Bethesda line in Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Wales holds the world record for attaining the fastest zip-line travel speed. [39] [40]
A 2012 planning application for the zip wire was refused by the Park Authority on the grounds of impact, despite support from explorer and Lake District resident Sir Chris Bonington and notable business and tourism organisations. [16] [17] Permission was granted for the 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long zip wire in 2018. [18]
Mackinlay admitted that he had not practised going on a zip wire ahead of the event. Lord Mackinlay had raised almost £2,500 prior to doing the zip wire on Tuesday [Leanne Rinne/BBC]
The maximum line speed from Wootton Bassett Junction to Coalpit Heath is 125 mph (200 km/h); [21] 90 mph (145 km/h) from Coalpit Heath to Newport; 90 mph (145 km/h) from Newport to east of Bridgend; [22] 75 mph (120 km/h) from east of Bridgend to Swansea Loop North junction (with a small section of 100 mph (160 km/h) track through Pyle station ...
Inexus is a Cardiff-based provider of utility infrastructure services to mainly new-build construction sites within the United Kingdom.Operating within a series of sub-brands, the company plans and manages the installation of electrical, gas, water and telecommunications supplies, acting as an interface between developers and both the utility service companies and infrastructure providers.
The Welsh railway system is split into three detached parts: The South Wales network, consisting of the South Wales Main Line, the West Wales lines and their complex network of associated branches, including the Valley Lines, the Cambrian Line serving mid-Wales, and in North Wales, the North Wales Coast Line and its associated branches.
Cardiff, Wales Pole vault: 5.45 m Paul Walker: 2 March 2014 Cardiff Invitation Pole Vault Cardiff, Wales Long jump: 7.97 m Lynn Davies: 12 February 1966 Los Angeles, United States Triple jump: 15.92 m Steven Shalders: 27 February 2005 BUSA Championships Sheffield, England Shot put: 19.47 m Paul Edwards: 6 February 1994 England vs Austria vs ...