Date: 04/04/2010

Thirteen people were rescued when a cliffside funicular railway in East Sussex broke down.

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The Upper Station of the Central Tramway at Scarborough, photographed in October 2009 with a car ready to descend on the left. Part of the Grand Hotel stands in the left background. For the lower station [see image 28756]
Location: Scarborough
Company: Central Tramway Company [Scarborough]
03/10/2009 Colin Miller

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
Company: Saltburn Council
13/10/2009 John Furnevel

Spectacular view from a car descending to Oddicombe Beach from Babbacombe, on the outskirts of Torquay, as its sister climbs to the cliff top. Although slightly Victorian looking the cars have new bodies dating from 2006 as part of a recent full refurbishment of the line.
Location: Babbacombe
Company: Babbacombe Cliff Railway
19/06/2008 Mark Bartlett