Clifton Rocks Railway Bristol

Clifton Rocks Railway Bristol. Two dates to visit two underground sites in Bristol It wasn't until 13 years later that a proposal won over the authorities. Clifton Rocks Railway restoration project is dedicated to preserving one of Bristol's hidden gems

Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol City Docks
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Buried within the cliff-face of Avon Gorge is the Clifton Rocks Railway The railway was once operational in Bristol, and it served as an underground funicular railway.

Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol City Docks

The Clifton Rocks Railway was an underground funicular railway in Bristol, England, linking Clifton at the top to Hotwells and Bristol Harbour at the bottom of the Avon Gorge in a tunnel cut through the limestone cliffs.Designed by the engineer George Croydon Marks, it was constructed between 1892 and 1893. The railway was once operational in Bristol, and it served as an underground funicular railway. The disused rails and blocked off tunnel at Clifton Rocks Railway

Traffic flows on the A4 Portway road past the old Clifton Rocks Railway building in Bristol's. Buried within the cliff-face of Avon Gorge is the Clifton Rocks Railway The railway linked Clifton to Hotwells and Bristol Harbour at the bottom of Avon Gorge

Tunnel avon clifton rocks railway tunnel, bristol, united kingdom (uk) Guide to urban. It wasn't until 13 years later that a proposal won over the authorities. The Clifton Rocks Railway was closed around 90 years ago, and yet because it ran in tunnel nearly all of it still exists, and both stations can be seen (but not entered)