| Re: On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Posted by stuving at 22:28, 8th August 2026 |     |
Reading your Google references -
West Hill
East Hill
My bet's on east Hill
West Hill
The line finally opened in 1891
East Hill
The line was opened in August 1902
My bet's on east Hill
That's right. Strangely, it appears that the opening itself didn't make it into the papers - but the accident a month later did.
| Re: On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Posted by ChrisB at 21:00, 8th August 2026 | |
Reading your Google references -
West Hill
The line finally opened in 1891
East Hill
The line was opened in August 1902
My bet's on east Hill
| On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:22, 8th August 2026 | |
There is an anniversary here - but I'm struggling to find a specific source as to whether it was the East or West side Cliff Railway opening. The East Hill Cliff Railway, opened in 1902, seems to be the favourite, but my online sources seem to contradict each other.
See https://www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/cliff-railways-east-hill-p1424931
and https://www.visit1066country.com/things-to-do/cliff-railways-west-hill-p411571
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hill_Cliff_Railway
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hill_Cliff_Railway
Can any Coffee Shop member please add to this topic?
CfN.
