Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway

Ons het op 'n fenukilêr geklim (Homer mag gelukkig ook saam - hulle is baie dog friendly in daardie geweste) om tot bo in Lynton te kom.

"The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon.  The high cliffs separating the two towns (then villages) were a major obstacle to economic development in the 19th century. 

Because of the remoteness of the area, and rugged geography, villagers had to rely on the sea for most deliveries of coal, lime, foodstuffs and other essentials, which had then to be carried by packhorses and carts up the steep hill to Lynton.
The cliffs also posed problems for the burgeoning tourist industry. 

Holiday makers began to arrive at Lynmouth on paddle steamers from Bristol, Swansea and other Bristol Channel ports, from about 1820. Ponies, donkeys and carriages were available for hire, but the steep gradients led to the animals having only short working lives.

The first proposals for a rail-based lift, able to carry passengers and goods, were made in 1881, although this first scheme was to have been steam powered."  [Wikipedia]