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Llandudno, Tram Track c.1935
Photo ref: L71230
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More about this scene

To exploit the tourist potential of the relatively inaccessible Great Orme, the tram line was opened in 1902. This picture shows it being drawn up the steep hill by its hidden cable system - the same design as that used in San Francisco.

Memories of Llandudno, Tram Track c1935

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Llandudno, Tram Track c.1935

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On Tuesday, August 23rd 1932 there occurred at almost exactly the same spot from which this photo was taken, the most serious runaway and crash that ever ocurred on the line. Car no. 4 broke away from the haulage cable at the spot that the tram is shown above. Rapidly gathering speed and toppling onto the wall to the left of the image, it uprooted a tramway standard (pole) flinging it up the lane by where ...see more