Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway

The cliff railway (left of centre) seen from the beach.
A closer view of the line from below.

The Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway, or Southbourne Cliff Railway, is a funicular railway located in Southbourne, a seaside suburb of the English seaside resort of Bournemouth. The line serves to link the seaside promenade and beach with the cliff top and the town behind.[1]

Overview

The line is owned and operated by Bournemouth Borough Council and has the following technical parameters:[1][2]

Opened in 1935 by Bournemouth Corporation, Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway is the most recent of the town's three lines. Traction was originally provided by a 21 horsepower (16 kW) electric motor, although this was replaced in the 1960s.[1] The passenger cabs were replaced with newer versions in April 2012.[3] Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway is credited as the shortest funicular in the world by the 2015 Guinness book of records.[4]

The Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway is one of three such cliff railways in Bournemouth, the other two being the West Cliff Railway and the East Cliff Railway. All three operate between April and October.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bournemouth's Cliff Railways". The Heritage Trail. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  2. ↑ "South Cliff, Bournemouth". Funiculars.net. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  3. ↑ "New cabs at Southbourne's Fisherman's Walk cliff lift". 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. ↑ News, Caroline Lowbridge BBC. "Ten Bournemouth facts football fans might not know". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

External links

Media related to Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°43′16″N 1°49′02″W / 50.721083°N 1.817352°W / 50.721083; -1.817352


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