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The Great Orme Tramway (Llandudno, Wales)
Description: This is Great Britain's only remaining cable operated street tramway and one of only three surviving in the world. ... more  The Great Orme Tramway (Llandudno, Wales) ... Operation of the tramway differs from the famous and unique San Francisco system in that, like the Lisbon lines, it is a street funicular, where the cars are permanently fixed to the cable and are stopped and started by stopping and starting the cable.Newest Review: ... the purity of the breed should disease ever destroy the herd on the Orme. I understand that there are about 400 of these ... more ... goats currently living on the Orme, and they are breeding rapidly so the council have introduced a contraceptive programme for them! I do hope it involves injections, I can’t see goats managing condoms somehow and they’d never remember to take the pill!
As you drive around the Orme you often see groups of these goats feeding or scrambling up the rocky outcrops. Incidentally the Great Orme Goat is also the mascot of the Welsh Fusiliers.
The Great Orme provides some wonderful walks for walkers of all ages and abilities. ...more |
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Format: Hardback, ISBN: 9781906008178
Pages: 96, Hardcover, Middleton Press - Books/Subjects/Reference/ ... |
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The Great Orme Tramway (Llandudno, Wales): God's work at its very best! (1877 words)
by SusanLesley - written on 29.11.04 (Very useful, 1385 readings)
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Now I am happily living in Llandudno I thought that I would write an opinion about our famous Great Orme but where do I start? There is such a lot to tell and even though I intend to write seperate opinions about the Bronze Age Mines, which are situated on the Orme and the Tramway which takes you to the top, I think this might still turn out to be quite a long opinion! Ok, get yourself settled with a cup of tea, coffee, glass of wine, whatever and I will take you on a virtual tour. Just to give you a bit of background before we start The Great Orme is a headland 2 miles long, 1 mile wide and which rises to 207 metres above sea level at its highest ...
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