Great Orme Tramway
7th September 2019
The Great Orme Tramway is a cable-hauled 3ft 6in gauge tramway in Llandudno, north Wales. The line comprises two sections, where each section is an independent funicular and passengers change cars at the halfway station. Whilst the upper section runs on its own right of way and is very similar to many other funicular lines, the lower section is an unusual street-running funicular.
The street running section resembles the better-known San Francisco cable cars, its operation adheres to the funicular principle where the cars are permanently fixed to the cable and are stopped and started by stopping and starting the cable, unlike San Francisco where cars attach to, and detach from, a continuously running cable. [Wikipedia]
Car 6 'St Seiriol' leaving the Summit station for the return journey to the 'halfway' station.
The Great Orme Tramway is a cable-hauled 3ft 6in gauge tramway in Llandudno, north Wales. The line comprises two sections, where each section is an independent funicular and passengers change cars at the halfway station. Whilst the upper section runs on its own right of way and is very similar to many other funicular lines, the lower section is an unusual street-running funicular.
The street running section resembles the better-known San Francisco cable cars, its operation adheres to the funicular principle where the cars are permanently fixed to the cable and are stopped and started by stopping and starting the cable, unlike San Francisco where cars attach to, and detach from, a continuously running cable. [Wikipedia]
