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View from the Cliff Railway ~ Scarborough

Views from the Funicular Railway, going down.

The Scarborough South Cliff Tramway Co Ltd was created in 1873 to link the South Cliff Esplanade with the South Sands. When opened it was the first funicular in the UK. At first the lift used sea water as counterweight. Two gas engines (replaced by steam pumps in 1879) were installed to pump the sea water to the upper station to fill the top car (and also a bathing pool!). The water pipe was between the two parallel tracks. In 1997, the lift was modified to be completely automatic.

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58 comments

Gudrun said:

A fantastic bit of Victorian engineering beautifully presented! The second PiP shows the steep slope very well. It must have been fun using the funicular regularly:-)
18 months ago

Rosalyn Hilborne replied to Gudrun:

I love a funicular railway Gudrun :-) My favourite is the Lynton & Lynmouth one which is 500ft (152m) above the lower station. I used this one in Scarborough many times. It was just £1 going down & £1.50 going up! Thank you for your kind comments.
Sunday greetings.
18 months ago

Eric Desjours said:

An original and smart installation designed with a real refinement.
The main picture with its low light is pure beauty!
A nice contrast in the first PiP that projects us far on the coast. And the second PiP is very informative. It is good that this installation has been preserved and modernised.
Have a nice Sunday, Rosa!
18 months ago

Rosalyn Hilborne replied to Eric Desjours:

Apparently there used to be five cliff railways in Scarborough, but I think only two remain now. I walked to the end of the road from our hotel before breakfast every morning to see this lovely view Eric. On one occasion I did walk up from the Promenade....it gave me a good appetite for dinner ;-)) Thank you for your kind comments.
Sunday greetings and wish you a good new week Eric.
18 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful series Rosa.
18 months ago ( translate )

Rosalyn Hilborne replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Thank you very much Jaap.
18 months ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

A wonderful series from on high Rosa, like you, I love the cliff railway at Lynton, we walked the path beside the railway once, quite an experience.
18 months ago

Rosalyn Hilborne replied to Roger (Grisly):

Thank you Roger. I also walked it once when the queue was long....I expect I had the same experience as you!! :-)
18 months ago

Doug Shepherd said:

I love the light and the shadows on the Spa in the main shot Rosa. The first PiP framing the scene over the Spa and South Bay is very nicely done. In the second PiP the perspective looking the tracks of the funicular is excellent, giving a good impression of the height involved. I love the pricing policy, obviously management calculated that tired holiday makers would be willing to pay extra to go UP after a long day on the beach!

Enjoy your day, Doug
18 months ago

Rosalyn Hilborne replied to Doug Shepherd:

I loved this view that was at the end of the road from our hotel Doug. We did have a laugh at the pricing...they knew what they were doing didn't they! ;-)) Thank you for your very kind comments.

Sunday greetings, Rosa.
18 months ago

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

I was there, Rosa, in 1967. It was the first time I used a funicular railway. Cheers, Joe
18 months ago

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbes images de ce funiculaire ancien !
Bon dimanche. Amitiés
18 months ago ( translate )

Annaig56 said:

très intéressantes vues bonne journée l'amie ***
18 months ago ( translate )

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* said:

excellent***************belles prises !***
beau dimanche un peu nuageux chez nous ! gros bisous Rosa♫
18 months ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

Da zeigst du richtig schöne und interessante Aussichten von dieser Seilbahn liebe Rosa,sehr schön ist in deinen Hauptbild der Blick runter,wo man sehr schön Platz nehmen kann,richtig modern kommt das Muster rüber,sehr schön ist deine Serie liebe Rosa :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
18 months ago ( translate )
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