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Bottom station. Cable and wheels removed. The Great
Orme Tramway is more like funicular than a tramway. It is
made up of four cars running on two seperate systems. The
ovehead wire has been removed. I think this was used for
communication, so I presume radios have replaced it. Of
course this may be a temporay situation as it would get
in the way of machines working on the line.
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| The bottom section runs on the street. The shot on
the right clearly shows the steep gradients and the
centre slot for the cable. |
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This shot is towards the top of the lower section looking down towards the back of Llandudno. At the time of
this picture the track was being replaced. |
| This picture shows how the upper part of the road
running section copes with the two cables and two cars.
There are actually two seperate tracks here with two
seperate rebates for the cable. It is not until you
see the track exposed until you get an idea of how much
steel there is below the ground.
The tracks are so close as the two cars never run on
this section at the same time.
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The halfway house. At this point during the running
season, you diss embark and go to the far end of the
building and catch a tram on the upper section. The upper
section is all traditional track with the cables guided
by pulleys mounted on the sleepers.
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| I have included this picture of the Great
Orme, taken from Llandudno, as it clearly shows how
remarkable the tram is in ascending up the head. To the
left of the picture, where the houses run up the
hillside, is the line of the tram. |
