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Yorkshire Gold .. (explored)
Saltburn Pier holds the curious distinction of being both the first pleasure pier to open and the last to survive on the North East coastline. The original structure was commissioned in 1867 and opened to the general public in 1869.
The Saltburn Cliff Lift is a funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. It provides access to Saltburn Pier and the seafront from the town. The cliff lift is the oldest operating water-balance cliff funicular in the United Kingdom.
The Lift, constructed between 1883 and 1884, replaced an 1870 vertical cliff hoist. It has a height of 120 feet and a track length of 207 feet, resulting in a 71 per cent incline. A pair of 12-person cars, each fitted with a 240-imperial-gallon water tank, run on parallel tracks; by removing or adding the water to their tanks, movement is achieved, regulated by a brakeman at the top.
The original cars have been replaced with aluminium counterparts and the top station restored, but little of the underlying mechanism has been changed since it was installed. Owned since the Second World War by the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and its predecessors, the lift remains in regular use between March and October each year. It is one of Saltburn's most popular tourist attractions.Reportedly, the service was being used by an estimated 150,000 passengers per year by the twenty-first century.
Yorkshire Gold .. (explored)
Saltburn Pier holds the curious distinction of being both the first pleasure pier to open and the last to survive on the North East coastline. The original structure was commissioned in 1867 and opened to the general public in 1869.
The Saltburn Cliff Lift is a funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. It provides access to Saltburn Pier and the seafront from the town. The cliff lift is the oldest operating water-balance cliff funicular in the United Kingdom.
The Lift, constructed between 1883 and 1884, replaced an 1870 vertical cliff hoist. It has a height of 120 feet and a track length of 207 feet, resulting in a 71 per cent incline. A pair of 12-person cars, each fitted with a 240-imperial-gallon water tank, run on parallel tracks; by removing or adding the water to their tanks, movement is achieved, regulated by a brakeman at the top.
The original cars have been replaced with aluminium counterparts and the top station restored, but little of the underlying mechanism has been changed since it was installed. Owned since the Second World War by the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and its predecessors, the lift remains in regular use between March and October each year. It is one of Saltburn's most popular tourist attractions.Reportedly, the service was being used by an estimated 150,000 passengers per year by the twenty-first century.