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Title: On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Post by: Chris from Nailsea on August 08, 2026, 20:22:11 There is an anniversary here - but I'm struggling to find a specific source as to whether it was the East or West side Cliff Railway opening. The East Hill Cliff Railway, opened in 1902, seems to be the favourite, but my online sources seem to contradict each other. ::)
See https://www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/cliff-railways-east-hill-p1424931 and https://www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/cliff-railways-west-hill-p411571 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hill_Cliff_Railway and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hill_Cliff_Railway Can any Coffee Shop member please add to this topic? CfN. ;) Title: Re: On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Post by: ChrisB on August 08, 2026, 21:00:19 Reading your Google references -
West Hill Quote The line finally opened in 1891 East Hill Quote The line was opened in August 1902 My bet's on east Hill :-* Title: Re: On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Post by: stuving on August 08, 2026, 22:28:29 Reading your Google references - West Hill Quote The line finally opened in 1891 East Hill Quote The line was opened in August 1902 My bet's on east Hill :-* That's right. Strangely, it appears that the opening itself didn't make it into the papers - but the accident a month later did. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |