Have you ever wondered how the tramway operates or what the most important parts of it are?<\/p>\n
On June 28 1884 Saltburn\u2019s unique funicular Cliff Tramway opened to the public replacing the vertical hoist.
\nStill in use today, this incorporates the same ingenious system of counterbalancing water tanks. Two cars each fitted with a 1500 litre water tank, run on parallel tracks, the carriage at the top of the 71% incline has its tank filled with water until it over balances the weight of the carriage 120ft below and gently descends while the lower car ascends.<\/p>\n
When the carriage reaches the bottom its water is re-pumped to the top and the process begins again.<\/p>\n
The entire operation is controlled by the brake man from the cabin at the top station of the tramway.<\/p>\n
Height of Lift: 120 feet
\nGradient 1 in 1.40 (71%)
\nLength of Track: 207 feet
\nTrack Gauge: 4\u20192.5\u201d
\nCapacity of Carriage: 12 persons
\nMotive Power Water balance
\nElectric pump installed 1924
\nCapacity of water tanks on each carriage 1500 litres
\nJourney time Approximately 55 seconds<\/p>\n
The original wheel from 1884 that was replaced in 1998 now forms a point of interest as a flower bed outside the top station.<\/p>\n
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