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Lynton And Lynmouth Cliff Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Descending car on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway as seen from the Lynmouth station. This water powered system, rising 500 feet at 1:1.75, can only be described as a breathtaking piece of Victorian engineering. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 17/05/2014]](/images/47000/47451.jpg "Lynmouth")
![View from the balcony of a car about to descend from Lynton to Lynmouth. Note the slight widening of the tracks at the half way passing point in the cutting. The River Lyn, from which the water to power the railway is drawn off at the upper level, can just be seen through the bridge railings as it reaches the sea.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 17/05/2014]](/images/47000/47460.jpg "Lynton")
![The <I>refuelling</I> process on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, as seen here, involves using diverted water from the River Lyn to fill the 700 gallon tank of the car at the upper level. When both cars are ready to depart, water is discharged from the lower car until the correct balance is achieved and they begin to move. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 17/05/2014]](/images/47000/47931.jpg "Lynton")
![A car ascending on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway in August 2014.<br><br>[Peter Todd 31/08/2014]](/images/48000/48573.jpg "Lynmouth")
![The upper station on the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway on 31 August 2014.<br><br>[Peter Todd 31/08/2014]](/images/48000/48591.jpg "Lynton")
![It's a long way down. Looking over the 45-degree inclined track from the upper town to the lower at Lynton, with two cars crossing.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 28/08/2016]](/images/56000/56598.jpg "Lynton")
