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The full extent of the railway was only a couple of hundred yards - as can be
seen by this Google image. Today the path called 'South Quay' lies mostly
alongside the overgrown trackbed. The foot of the incline is at the top of the
picture - opening out into a convenient small car park. The top of the incline
is in the scrub just above the Camera Obscura and next to the turn round point
for large vehicles today. The Marine Drive electric tramway continued south
from the bottom of the picture.
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The scrub to the right of the camera obscura is where the top of the incline
was. Today's path cuts across the trackbed below it.
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Looking down from the camera obscura with the foot of the incline just visible
to the left of the cars at the bottom.
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The foot of the incline, with the South Quay path on the right. The trees and
scrub at the top of the incline are visible on the skyline.
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The last vestige of the canopy support at the lower platform site.
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Viewed from the small beach below, the lower part of the route is seen against
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skyline. Just visible under protective netting, is a section of the former
trackbed whose stone walling was cantilevered out over the cliff.
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External Links
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IoM Cliff Railways
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