page_title: Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
hierarchical_section_title: Central Tramway Company, Scarborough
caption_attribution_description: English: Central Tramway Company, Scarborough, Ltd. Victorian cliff railway built in 1881.
context_page_description: 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 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 town centre.
context_section_description: 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 town centre.
caption: Central Tramway Company, Scarborough. June 2019. View of the top station, Grand carriage and tracks.
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