WEST HILL LIFT, Hastings, East Sussex, England.

The West Hill Lift is a 150 m (500 ft) long funicular railway that ascends from George Street to Hastings Country Park on West Hill, at a height of 52 m (170 ft) above sea level, providing access to Hastings Castle and St Clement's Caves. It has two carriages with capacity for 16 passengers each. Construction began in 1889 and it opened in 1891. The first operator went bankrupt in 1894 y the Hastings Passenger Lift Company took over and operated the line until 1947, when Hastings Borough Council bought the line. It was converted from a water balanced system to electric operation in 1971. To mark the railway's centenary year, the line was fully refurbished in 1991.

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