The Great Orme Tramway (Llandudno, Wales)

Most people have seen (at least on TV) and marvelled at the San Francisco cable car network. It's a long way to go for a ride, but you can get a similar experience, if on rather a smaller scale, much closer to home. There are in fact only two other cable-operated street tramway systems remaining in the world, and they're both in Europe. There's one in Lisbon, but if even that's too far then you can ride the other in the north Wales seaside resort of Llandudno! It's been running for more than a century now, and hasn't changed a great deal outwardly, although behind the scenes there have been a number of changes, such as the move from steam to electric haulage in the ...  Read the complete review

So what is all this 'Ride the T' about then? Well the 'T' as it is nicknamed is the Great Orme Tramway here in Llandudno. It travels from the town to the summit of the Great Orme. I won't go into detail about the Orme itself here as this review is purely about the Tramway, but I have written a comprehensive review about the Orme if you fancy learning more about the place. Anyway back to the Tramway..... What is so special about it? Well it is unique in the United Kingdom for a start as it is our only funicular Tramway and it is one of only two in the whole of Europe! Incidentally the Cambridge Dictionary defines the word ...  Read the complete review