Thesaurus Term/Concept: CLIFF RAILWAY

Identifier 70243
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A railway, usually by the sea, linking the beach with the cliff top. Various mechanisms were used the most common being that the cars were attached to a cable and winding drum and were balanced so that one travelled up, as the other came down.

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Context Record
Monument Type MDE1255 Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway (Building)