Other types of Transportation Systems

The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway from the Lynmouth Station on 21st February 2017.The water-powered railway was designed by George Croydon Marks (later Baron Marks of Woolwich), and paid for mainly by his business partner, the publisher Sir George Newnes. Newnes, who owned a large residence at nearby Hollerday Hill, also backed the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in 1898, and the Lynton Town Hall in 1900.Construction work — relying entirely on manual labour — began in 1887 and was completed in less than three years.Opened on Easter Monday in 1890, the railway has been in continuous use ever since. An Act of Parliament formed the Lynmouth & Lynton Lift Company in 1888, and a further Act gave the company perpetual rights to the water from the Lyn ValleyAn unusual feature for such a line is a halt just below Lynton station, with road access, at North Walk. This was used to transport larger freight items (the car bodies can be removed to provide a flat load bed).Motor cars were carried up the hill in this way.

The Sydney Monorail near Darling Harbour Station,28th February 2009.The Government of New South Wales bought both the monorail and the light rail service from Metro Transport Sydney on 23 March 2012 to enable it to extend the light rail system without having to negotiate with the private owners, and to remove the monorail from the area near Haymarket required for the expanded Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.The monorail ceased operating on 30 June 2013 and all tracks and stations, except for the Paddy's Markets station, have been dismantled. Two carriages and 10 metres of track have been preserved at the Powerhouse Museum.Two carriages are being used as meeting rooms in Google's offices in Pyrmont.

Hythe Pier Railway,28th June 2016.