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svr[22] - Cliff Railway {1 of 4}

svr[22] - Cliff Railway {1 of 4}
Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway aka Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a funicular between the High and Low Town "halves" of Bridgnorth, Shropshire. It dates from 1891 and is operated by the original company. Originally, operated as a "water balance" system but was converted to electrical operation in 1943/44 using a three [wire] rope system similar to colliery winding gear. The heavy wooden cars were replaced in 1955 by the aluminium monocoque "minibus" style bodies still in use today. The 3ft6" track was re-laid with "bullhead" around 1972. It remains one of the steepest funiculars and runs daily. [Sept / Oct 2022 was closed for painting, maintenance & electrical checks]

Dimas Sequeira, Bergfex, Erika+Manfred, Xata and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo


13 comments - The latest ones
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Interesting capture
HFF and a good weekend
2 years ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Die Bahn sieht aber sehr interessant aus. Danke für die Information und HFF!
2 years ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
Very charming and curvaceous bodywork compared to the box type bodywork on some other funiculars such as at Scarborough. Great photo. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
2 years ago.
 Falk Preusche
Falk Preusche club
Eine lustige Karosserie hinter dem Zaun. HFF!
2 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
An interesting write up there , S.R ... keep well - and a ''HFF'' to you - from Dj.
2 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Wow, this is really steep! hFF and a good weekend, Sarah!
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Fascinating image and information. HFF and have a great weekend.
2 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Interesting! HFF and a happy weekend
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Impressive things... HFF Sarah
2 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Wow, it looks really steep... HFF Sara.
2 years ago.
 Erika+Manfred
Erika+Manfred club
HFF, wish you a pleasant weekend
2 years ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF Sarah, and a nice weekend!
2 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Precious old funicular! Belated HFF, Sarah!
2 years ago.

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