Saltburn's funicular tramway reopens after two years

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Saltburn's funicular tramway reopens after two years
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Saltburn's Victorian funicular opens after repairs and Covid lockdowns kept it closed for two years.

An iconic cliff tramway has reopened after maintenance problems and the pandemic closed it for two years.and kept shut by the first lockdown in March 2020.Trevor Russell, who works on it, said they had tried to get it ready in time to open at Easter.

"But we still had ongoing work and ongoing tests and we still had insurance testing to do before we could allow the public on," he said.June Potts, who comes from South Shields but now lives in Ontario in Canada, said: "Too late for me, after 40 days in Saltburn I am now back in Canada, although I did walk down the 184 steps."The railway is one of the seaside town's most popular tourist attractions.

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