Southend-on-Sea [Upper]
Exterior of the attractive upper station of the Southend Cliff Railway, Essex, opposite Clifton Terrace, on the afternoon of Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August 2022. This funicular runs on the site of a pioneering moving walkway, a forerunner of today's escalators, constructed in 1901 by an American engineer named Jesse W. Reno. This soon proved noisy and unreliable and the current lift was constructed in 1912 by Waygood & Company which, two years later, became part of the Otis Elevator Company. It was modernised in 1930, 1959 and 1990 with the car being replaced each time. It closed in 2003 for a major refurbishment but new EU regulations, that designated the lift as a cable car, required modifications and it was not until 25th May 2010 that it finally reopened, the restoration costing three million pounds with 650k spent on the car alone.
Location: Southend-on-Sea [Upper]
Original line: Southend Cliff Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Southend Cliff Railway 2019
Date: 29/08/2022
Image number: 82291
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