When the car reached the bottom station the tank was emptied and pumped up to a 30,000-imperial-gallon (140,000 l; 36,000 US gal) tank on the top of the upper station. As of February 2017[update] return tickets cost £1.60 with discounts available for groups of 15 or more. Seating is available at the Bottom Station. The Railway is fully accessible to someone with limited mobility and able to walk a few paces and manage 3 steps. His brother, Edward Marks, became its second managing director from 1901 until 1924. Single tickets are not available. Bridgnorth Journal 23 July 2015 p4 and 06Aug 2015 p7, Bridgnorth and Its Castle Hill Railway 1st ed 1892 and 4th ed 2017, Last edited on 5 September 2020, at 12:16, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridgnorth_Cliff_Railway&oldid=976850150, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 September 2020, at 12:16. There are 3 wide steps down out of the car each 8” (20cm) high at the end of the journey. Our carriages normally carry 18 people but we’ve had to reduce that down. Office Phone - 01746 762124, © Copyright 2020 Bridgnorth Cliff Railway / Privacy Policy. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. Director Malvern Tipping said that people ignoring the rules and being rude to staff has become a daily problem, and wrote to the local police sergeant to call for action. Many recent adjustments have been made to the Railway to improve access for the disabled. Bridgnorth Cliff Railway transporting people down the 111 ft sandstone cliffs that separate High Town from Low Town, and the River Severn. Our carriages normally carry 18 people but we’ve had to reduce that down. There is a slope of 1 in 10 up to the Bottom Station. [11], In June 2017, three weeks before the 125th anniversary of the cliff railway's inauguration, the company published the fourth edition of George Croydon Marks' booklet "Bridgnorth and Its Castle Hill Railway" which had first appeared on the inaugural day. Following a public meeting in 1890 to discuss an alternative method of communication between the two parts of Bridgnorth to the 200 steps between High Town and Low Town, a proposal to build a Patent Cliff Railway was put to the town council. If you have a fear of heights don’t look down when you are in one of the cars! Notices around the Railway are in large print and clear type. Dr Tipping also said people have been going to extraordinary lengths to avoid wearing face masks, including buying fake medical lanyards. By Nick Humphreys | Crime | Published: Aug 25, 2020. Staff can give assistance if required. "If one individual wants to put themselves at risk, that’s up to them. "We’ve had to put numerous regulations in place. "We had a 73-year-old member of staff who was lunged at by a 17- to 18-year-old. On the car platform are large yellow painted handles each side. The line has the following technical parameters:[8][9]. [5], Most of the original funding came from George Croydon Marks' business partner, Sir George Newnes, MP, the wealthy publisher, who purchased eighty-five per cent of the share capital in Bridgnorth Cliff Railway and who became its first chairman. On 1 August 2015 Sir Robert McAlpine Bt unveiled a Transport Trust Red Wheel plaque at the cliff railway's top station commemorating Sir George Croydon Marks. The external doors into the building have a 5” (13cm) step up and a width of 3’ 4” (102cm) There is a short slope down of On 5 October 2018 Bridgnorth Cliff Railway featured as the answer to a question in the long-running BBC television quiz 'Mastermind'. [6], Originally the railway was powered by a simple system using water and gravity. "We’ve got protective equipment and hand sanitiser. This resulted in considerable negative publicity, with the point raised that the attraction was denying access to people with disabilities or medical conditions, which could be seen as a breach of equality legislation. “There are some exemptions where we don’t expect people to wear masks, if they have certain conditions or if it’s young children. The external doors out of the building have a 5” (13cm) step down and a width of 3’ 4” (102cm). If you are searching for a job around your local area, use our online system. There are large brass handles on each side of the first step. In 2020 the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway found itself mired in controversy, after denying access to anyone not wearing a face covering, despite government guidance permitting a number of exemptions on medical grounds. He said: “We’re having staff being abused on a daily basis. [3] The railway was opened on 7 July 1892 by Mayor John Anderson,[4] with a public holiday being proclaimed to celebrate the occasion.