Good grief, the rack railway was abnout £20 a ticket when I last went to Wales 14 years ago. I dread to think how much it costs now.
I'm definitely up for this ascent however if I can get a lift from Birmingham- I'll contribute to petrol money of course. Now, what I need to procure beforehand are tweeds, a flat cap, a decent cane and a hip flask, some good gloves and mountaineering goggles and bottled oxygen should the exertions prove beyond any of us.