Central Tramway — Local services in Great Britain

Central Tramway built in 1881, the Central Tramway Company Scarborough Limited is a Victorian cliff railway on the Yorkshire coast.

Opened in 1881 the company carries 500,000 passengers a year and is preserving the heritage of the site for future generations.

One of the oldest cliff railways still running in the UK, the Central Tramway has the distinction of being the oldest cliff tramway company in the country as the original corporation still operates the business today.

In 2012 the company was presented with a Scarborough Civic Society Heritage Trail Blue Plaque marking this achievement, presented by Scarborough Mayor Helen Mallory.

The Central Tramway Company is an electric-powered funicular railway located in the holiday resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The company has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Tramway Company in the UK, as the original corporation still operates the funicular today. Built in just 6 months between January and August 1881, the Tramway opened on Monday 1 August becoming the 3rd such cliff railway to operate in the borough.

The distinctive burgundy and cream carriages travel up and down the 248-foot (76 m) track between the bottom station on Foreshore Road, next to the beach and tourist arcades, and the top station on Marine Parade, close to the...

This fantastic Victorian funicular railway is still running today, and well worth the money to travel on it. Built in 1881 it was an instant hit, due to the fact that the clothes that women wore in Victorian times made the climb to and from the beach very arduous. When you step into the station it's like you are going back in time 140 years. It was built for the new tourist industry that sprang up after the arrival of the Railway in Scarborough and is still serving holiday Makers today. It's one of the things I love about Scarborough, it reminds me of the happy times I had as a child riding it with my...

A great little piece of history and cure for laziness/exhaustion!

Don't fancy walking down from the Grand Hotel to the beach, or perhaps you're knackered from all that sightseeing and tat buying on the beach front.

Don't worry, for a couple of quid you can get this little tram . It just goes up and down, like a historic stair lift. I'm not complaining, it made my life easier.

The staff are a fun bunch as well. Be nice to them, cos they're in charge of the speed of the tram and could launch you into the sea!...