The Daily Grind
The steepest part - a fraction over 1 in 10 - of the Great Orme Tramway's 827-yard upper section is tackled by car number six, St Seiriol, with a Summit Station-bound service from Halfway Station. This part of the system, a funicular railway, opened in July 1903. The San Francisco-style car was built that year by Motherwell firm Hurst, Nelson and Co. Its redundant trolley pole was used until 1990 for radio communication. It is thought car number six has never worked on the lower section, linking Halfway Station with Llandudno Victoria. The wires in the background of this shot carry cable cars on a one-mile journey from Happy Valley to Great Orme's summit plateau.
The Daily Grind
The steepest part - a fraction over 1 in 10 - of the Great Orme Tramway's 827-yard upper section is tackled by car number six, St Seiriol, with a Summit Station-bound service from Halfway Station. This part of the system, a funicular railway, opened in July 1903. The San Francisco-style car was built that year by Motherwell firm Hurst, Nelson and Co. Its redundant trolley pole was used until 1990 for radio communication. It is thought car number six has never worked on the lower section, linking Halfway Station with Llandudno Victoria. The wires in the background of this shot carry cable cars on a one-mile journey from Happy Valley to Great Orme's summit plateau.