Cog railway to the Peak, May Road station. November/December 1925
Peak Tram at May Road
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Submitted by schultie
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Thursday, November 12, 1925
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Connections:
- Peak Tram at May Road shows Place May Road (crossing point of Peak Tram) [????- ]
- Peak Tram at May Road shows Place Peak Tram [1888- ]
Comments
Peak Tram - a funicular railway
A little correction: The Peak Tram is a funicular railway rather than a cog railway. Its two cars are at either end of a long cable, and a winding house at the top of the line pulls either one up in turn. You can see the second car at the top of the picture above, and the section of double-tracks where the two cars pass each other.
Yes, you're right. My mistake
Yes, you're right. My mistake: I tried to find the English word for 'tandradbaan' (which I believed that it was) in a dictionary ....