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- The length of the track is 720ft.
- It ascends 240ft.
- The track gauge is 5ft. 8 ins – eleven inches wider than a standard railway track.
- The cables equal a total holding power of 80 tons.
- Each car weighs 5 tons
- The main cables are each 855ft. long.
- The compensating cables are 835ft. long.
- The cars travel at 500ft. per minute.
- Daily inspections are carried out to ensure passengers’ safety.
- Regularly inspections are carried out by insurance engineers.
- The lift is regularly inspected by the Railway’s Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive.