Leas Lift, a water and gravity powered funicular railway in Folkestone

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4 views of Leas lift, all on Sunday 27 September 2015: Watching a trip from above, another from the beach, a third riding it up the cliff, and finally a quick look at the mechanism inside the top station.

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How amazing ! I haven't seen it for more than 50 years ! I went for my first holidays ever abroad with my parents to Folkestone, and we stayed in an hotel called "Princess Hotel" at the top of the cliff. And it was an every day entertainment for me to take the funicular for going to the beach... Thank you for bringing back to me these long forgotten memories.

michelp.vanwelkenhuyzen

Never seen one powered by water before. I remember going to Scarborough on holiday when I was 10 years old, there were 3 funicular railways at that time... I think there's only one left now, and still is operational.

gordontaylor

With readily available flowing water this becomes a truly green system ; the power source is the potential energy stored in the water on top .

rext

Thanks for the video. I used to love this when I was a kid. A real treat. Back then, 1940-50s, Folkestone was still a seaside holiday resort. Near the bottom of this railway were a swimming pool, funfair and more. What with the Cross Channel ferry and other attractions - I lived on the edge of town in Cheriton near farmland - it was a pleasant place to grow up in. I haven't been back (from Australia) since 1981, partly because most people I knew are dead, but also because of how downhill it had gone, with where I played as a child now given over to the Channel Tunnel entrance.

gerryhiles

Thank you for sharing the amazing creative system.

OPlantChannel

Looks like a double decker bus hovering up and down a hill.
Brilliant!

pherrishill

I remember going on this when i was a child fond memorys.

ediecarebear

Wow such a short track compared to the Lynton Lynmouth one. Glad I had the chance to enjoy holidays in North Devon as a Kid.

SuperMadpom

Here's how it works: under the cars there there are tanks of water, to make the cars move the driver in the upper post fills the tank of the car while the driver in the lower post dumps the water out of the other car, (not shown) so the upper car becomes heavier and begins the descent, pulling up the other car

Renatodonadio

There are a surprising amount of these in the UK, all in old coastal towns.

benjacobs

if the powers that be would permit the people, we could power the whole world with these picture perfect plethoras of pure genius principles.

Imnotyourdoormat