The lower station of the funicular is some 660 feet (200 m) by foot from Saltaire railway station, and a similar distance from the historic Salts Mill, now occupied by shops and restaurants as well as the David Hockney gallery.
The line was opened on 18 May 1895 by Sam Wilson, a local publican, showman and entrepreneur. It was intended to ease access to a number of other, now long closed, attractions at Shipley Glen, including a wooden toboggan ride and a massive fairground. As built, the line was powered by a gas engine. Since 1920 the line has been electrically operated.[1]
In 2002, operation of the line was taken over by a charitable trust under a lease from Bradford City Council. The tramway was temporarily closed in 2010, to bring it up to modern safety standards. This involved fitting the two tramcars with new chassis, wheels and decks, and improving braking systems on both cars and haulage drum. The line reopened in 2011.[1]
shipley, glen, tramway, historic, funicular, tramway, located, wooded, shipley, glen, near, village, saltaire, english, county, west, yorkshire, bottom, tramway, depot, entrance, tramway, tram, tracks, cars, during, rebuilding, lower, station, funicular, some,. The Shipley Glen Tramway is a historic funicular tramway located in the wooded Shipley Glen near the village of Saltaire in the English county of West Yorkshire Bottom tramway depot The top entrance to the tramway Tram and tracks The cars during rebuilding The lower station of the funicular is some 660 feet 200 m by foot from Saltaire railway station and a similar distance from the historic Salts Mill now occupied by shops and restaurants as well as the David Hockney gallery Contents 1 Operation 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOperation EditThe line is operated by volunteer staff on behalf of a charitable trust Shipley Glen Tramway Preservation Co Ltd 1 Number of cars 2Number of stops 2 at terminals Configuration Double trackTrack length 440 yards 400 m Maximum gradient 1 in 7 14 29 Track gauge 20 in 508 mm Maximum speed 7 5 miles per hour 12 1 km h History EditThe line was opened on 18 May 1895 by Sam Wilson a local publican showman and entrepreneur It was intended to ease access to a number of other now long closed attractions at Shipley Glen including a wooden toboggan ride and a massive fairground As built the line was powered by a gas engine Since 1920 the line has been electrically operated 1 In 2002 operation of the line was taken over by a charitable trust under a lease from Bradford City Council The tramway was temporarily closed in 2010 to bring it up to modern safety standards This involved fitting the two tramcars with new chassis wheels and decks and improving braking systems on both cars and haulage drum The line reopened in 2011 1 See also EditList of funicular railwaysReferences Edit a b c Nostalgic trip down the line The Yorkshire Dalesman Skipton North Yorkshire Country Publications Ltd November 2011 pp 66 69 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shipley Glen Tramway Shipley Glen Tramway web site Hows org uk Shipley Glen Cable Tramway images and information Bronte country com The Shipley Glen Tramway with link to images Yorkshire Escapes Shipley Glen Tramway story and images YouTube Shipley Glen Tramway filmed in 1989 7 5 mins Visitbradford com Shipley Glen Cable Tramway details including directions to site Telegraph amp Argus On track for a great day out by Emma Clayton 19 January 2009 Written before tramway closed down for brakes repair Coordinates 53 50 33 N 1 47 25 W 53 84256 N 1 79023 W 53 84256 1 79023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shipley Glen Tramway amp oldid 1057442356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
