Babbacombe Cliff Railway

[1][2] In February 1923, the Torquay Tramway Company commissioned Waygood-Otis Ltd with the engineering and construction of the railway.

The tramway company continued to work the line until 13 March 1935, when it was taken over by Torquay Borough Council.

The line was closed in 1941, due to World War II security restrictions, and reopened in 1951 after modernisation by Messrs J & E Hall of Dartford.

The railway underwent further refurbishment in 1993 and a three-year programme of renovation commenced in November 2005.

[3] In July 2009, the ownership of the line was transferred from Torbay Council, who had inherited ownership from Torquay Borough Council as a result of local government reorganisation, to a specially created community interest company.