Red Wheel Award for Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway!

We are so proud of our Biosphere Business Partner - Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway. They have just been awarded the coveted 'Red Wheel Award' by The National Transport Trust.

The award recognises the railways importance as a Transport Heritage Site and has been awarded in recognition of the unique water powered nature of the railway. The Red Wheel was presented by Stuart Wilkinson, Chair of the Transport Trust, and unveiled by Councillor Andrea Davis Cabinet member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport and Deputy Chair of Exmoor National Park. The Red Wheel seeks to highlight the most important sites of transport heritage across the UK and the cliff railway now joins 125 heritage sites that have achieved ‘Red Wheel’ status including iconic sites such as Southend Pier, The Middlesbrough’s Tees Transporter Bridge, the Ffestiniog Railway and Saltburn Cliff Lift. Rob Newman, Chair of the Cliff Railway, said ‘We are delighted to have been awarded Red Wheel status, it recognises the daily hard work and attention to detail that the Chief Engineer, Ashley Clarke, and his whole team provide in maintaining and preserving the wonderful heritage of this Victorian Cliff Railway. (Picture: From left to right – Rob Newman (Chair of Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Ashley Clarke, General Manager & Chief Engineer, Stuart Wilkinson, Chair of the National Transport Trust, Councillor Andrea Davis,Cabinet member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport and Deputy Chair of Exmoor National Park)

Congratulations to all the team at Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway from everyone at North Devon Biosphere!

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