Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Funicular, Transport system at Ebbw Vale Garden Festival, Wales
The funicular railway extended 920 meters with an S-shaped track design, incorporating a central passing loop and 72-meter vertical elevation change.
The installation marked the first funicular railway construction in the United Kingdom since 1902, built specifically for the 1992 Garden Festival in Wales.
The funicular railway represented industrial regeneration efforts in South Wales, transforming a former steelworks site into a public attraction.
Two trains of three cars each transported 96 passengers between festival areas, completing the journey in approximately four and a half minutes.
The system generated electricity when the upper car descended full of passengers, feeding power back into the festival site supply network.
Location: Blaenau Gwent County Borough
Official opening: May 1, 1992
Capacity: 96
Height: 72 m
Length: 920 m
Part of: Ebbw Vale Garden Festival
GPS coordinates: 51.75021,-3.19489
Latest update: March 9, 2025 08:25
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