Current Situation
A vital part of the town's infrastructure the railway operates 362 days a year (it is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day). Each journey takes about 1 and a quarter minutes, and on an average day approximately 200 trips are made. As of March 2012 return tickets cost £1.10 with discounts available for groups of 15 or more. Single tickets are not available.
The line has the following technical parameters:
- Length: 201 feet (61 m)
- Height: 111 feet (34 m)
- Maximum Steepness: 64%
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 18 passengers per car
- Configuration: Double track
- Track gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
- Traction: Electricity
- Operation: Manually driven from upper station
The railway is owned and operated by a private company, The Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway Company Limited, which was incorporated on 5 October 1891.
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