Great Orme Tramway, 2011

20 photos of this cable-operated funcular, which links Llandudno with the 679 ft high Great Orme headland.

Great Orme Tramway No 4 St Tudno, approaching Victoria station, Llandudno, Sat 20 August 2011. The lower section is much the steeper of the two with a maximum gradient of 1 in 3.8. Its trams have been fitted with emegency slipper brakes since a fatal accident in 1932 when a tram broke free from its cable.

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Great Orme Tramway No 4 St Tudno, approaching Victoria station, Llandudno, Sat 20 August 2011. The lower section is much the steeper of the two with a maximum gradient of 1 in 3.8. Its trams have been fitted with emegency slipper brakes since a fatal accident in 1932 when a tram broke free from its cable.

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