Technical Details
The line is owned and operated by the Museums Service of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, and has the following technical parameters:
- Length: 130 feet (40 m)
- Height difference: 57 feet (17 m)
- Gradient: 43,4%
- Cars: 1
- Capacity: 12 passengers per car
- Configuration: Single track, with separate counterweight track
- Main track gauge: 4 feet 6 inches (1,370 mm)
- Counterweight track gauge: 1 foot 9 inches (530 mm)
- Traction: Electricity
The line has an unusual configuration, as it runs on a single-track elevated structure. The counterweight track runs within this structure, immediately below the main track that carries the passenger car.
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