Rope worked inclines

lewisner said:

But with rope hauled inclines the problem doesn"t arise because (in the UK at least) Rope Haulage was banned for passenger railways in about the 1850s......

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Well I remember being cable hauled from Llandudno to the top of the Great Orme in the 1960s. I think what you mean is that with rope/cable haulage there are independent means to stop the train in the event of a failure of the rope/cable.

Hmm........? Maybe it was for Mainline Standard Gauge railways.I was thinking of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway where (even in the 1850s) Nanny Mayors Incline was Rope Hauled but the passengers had to get out and walk down and rejoin the train at the bottom.However that was when Hemp rope was used and there had been many accidents.I can"t imagine how in the current Health and Safety regime such things are allowed - although I suppose old lines like the Scarborough Cliff have "grandfather rights".Its amazing to think you can"t buy a Chemistry Set now because of H & S laws.