Southend Cliff Lift UPDATE

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Southend Cliff Lift UPDATE

Postby Zoidstar » 25 May 2010, 22:52

The Southend Cliff Lift re-opened today after a five year £3million restoration, the protracted restoration was hamperd by a change in EU laws which has re-designated the Cliff Lift (on rails) as a cable car!

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The Cliff Lift on its final test run before the offical opening.

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The Cliff Lift just before cutting through the ribbon.

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Zoid on!
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re-opened cliff lift

Postby StoneRoad » 26 May 2010, 20:27

That is a very nice piece of restoration work!

(where would we be without EU paperwork?
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don't answer that.....!)

How the ******* do they get a cable car out of a rail mounted cliff lift / funicular...... words fail me!!!!
Saluton. mi estas fervojistino, kaj vi?

visit http://www.ipernity.com/doc/312383/album
to see what has been done! Perhaps we can do something for you?
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Postby Zoidstar » 27 May 2010, 12:21

The weight is on a cable which conects to the carage... I will stall call it a rack railway.
Zoid on!
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Postby ceely shaw » 30 Jun 2010, 11:07

Looks great ,money well spent,good news for the town.
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