{"id":56516,"date":"2024-12-16T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56516"},"modified":"2024-12-15T11:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T11:23:57","slug":"out-and-about-great-orme-tramway-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56516","title":{"rendered":"Out and About: Great Orme Tramway \u2013 July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tramway not often featured on these pages is the Great Orme Tramway which runs from the town of Llandudno up to the Great Orme in two sections. In this \u201cOut and About\u201d we try and remedy that a little bit by showing a few images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56517\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.4-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56517\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.4-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.4-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.4-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.4-sh.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4 is one of the two trams which operate on the lower section of the line as we see ascending up towards Halfway in this shot. The narrow roads that the tramway travels along on the lower section are clear to see here.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_56518\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.5-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56518\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.5-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.5-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.5-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2.5-sh.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The other lower section tram is 5 which is seen having just departed from Halfway in this shot as it heads down to Victoria Station.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_56519\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.6-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56519\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.6-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.6-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.6-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3.6-sh.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onto the upper section and this is 6 which heads away from us. The difference in the terrain the two sections travel through is obvious with the upper section being very much more rural.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_56520\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.7-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56520\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.7-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.7-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.7-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.7-sh.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The quartet of trams is completed with this shot of 7. The Great Orme Cable Car can be seen on the left. 7 is just pulling away from Halfway Station. (All Photographs by Steven Hughes, 5th August 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tramway not often featured on these pages is the Great Orme Tramway which runs from the town of Llandudno up to the Great Orme in two sections. 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