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  • ️Thu Jul 22 2004
Description

English: A car of the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. Opened in 1890, the railway is a water-operated en:funicular, 862 feet (263 metres) long, operating on a 1 in 1.75 gradient track.

Each of the two cars carries 40 passengers. One car descends while the other ascends, on a counterbalance system. The water is piped from the East Lyn river.

Taken by Adrian Pingstone in July 2004 and released to the public domain.