Funicular railway's past is finally being brought to life [This is Bristol]





Date: 06/07/2012

Maggie Shapland has spent more than 1,500 hours of her life in a dark underground tunnel in the depths of the Avon Gorge. Far from being a penance, though, this has been a labour of love a love that, over the past few years, she and other enthusiasts have passed on to thousands of Bristolians.


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Location: Clifton
Company: Clifton Rocks Railway
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Location: Clifton
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Location: Clifton
Company: Clifton Rocks Railway
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