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The Great Orme Tramway

The Great Orme tramway was opened in 1902, and is actually two tramways, both built on the funicular principle. In the image of 6-1, you can see trolley poles, but these are not used for traction, but to maintain contact between the driver and winding-gear operator as the tram is ascending and descending. The telegraph system was replaced by an induction loop system in 2001, but the trolley poles are kept for historical purposes.

Image : dir=br/greatorme/ page=index 69186 bytes, 776x600 pixels Date : ?, catalogued 20 Jan 2011 Photographer : Selby Markham Medium : digital camera (Canon EOS350D) Catalogue : , image location great orme Description : Car number 6 at the summit of the Great Orme Tramway, date unknown, but clearly before 2001 when the trolley wire telegraph system was replaced with an induction loop.

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