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| RefNo | PP/WSL/PC003200 |
| Short title | Aerial Railway, Devil's Dyke |
| Full description | Aerial Railway, Devil's Dyke. View from top of Devil's Dyke showing cable railway suspended across the chasm. The cable railway, designed by William Brewer, was built in 1894, and consisted of 1,200 feet of cable suspended 230 feet above the valley floor from cast metal supports. Two cars each carrying four passengers were pulled across by a cable worked by an oil engine. The service first ran on 13 October 1894 and ceased operation c1909. Hand-coloured postcard. |
| Date | c1905 |
| Period | Edwardian & After |
| Period dates | 22 Jan 1901- 4 Aug 1914 |
| Format | Postcard |
| Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
| Subject | Transport/Railways |
| Environment & Natural History/South Downs |
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| Place Entry | Code |
| /Poynings/ /West Sussex | NA467 |