Saltburn
The Cliff Lift at Saltburn, the oldest operational water balance lift in the UK. Each car carries a water tank under the floor. The tank of the car at the top station is filled to a level where it outweighs the car at the bottom, at which point it commences the 120 feet descent, at the same time pulling up the bottom car via a steel cable. Water from the tank of the car now at the bottom of the incline is pumped back to the top where the process begins all over again... Operations are controlled by a brake man in the cabin at the top. Saltburn's Cliff Lift, seen here on Tuesday 13 October (only open at weekends at this time of year), has been in operation since 1884.
Location: Saltburn
Original line: Saltburn Council
Photographer: John Furnevel
Contact photographer: John Furnevel
Date: 13/10/2009
Image number: 26874
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