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Bournemouth Borough Council
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![The gradient on each of the three Bournemouth cliff railways is very nearly 1:1. The most westerly of them is Fishermans Walk, serving Southbourne and Boscombe, which is younger (1935) and shorter (128') than its sisters. This image taken from the top station looks down the 45 degree slope to the promenade. The lifts generally operate from Easter to October each year. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 20/05/2014]](/images/47000/47632.jpg "Bournemouth Cliff Lifts")
![Westcliff lift at Bournemouth is one of three operated by the council. Although known as <I>Cliff Lifts</I> they are actually funicular light railways. The Westcliff lift rises 145 feet on a gradient of 1:1.42 and dates from August 1908. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 23/05/2014]](/images/47000/47503.jpg "Bournemouth Cliff Lifts")
![Eastcliff is the oldest of Bournemouth's three cliff railways, but only by three months, having opened in April 1908. It is also the tallest, rising to 170' above the East Promenade on a gradient of almost 1:1. Seen here in May 2014, the Routemaster bus was in town for the annual <I>Wheels Festival</I>. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 23/05/2014]](/images/47000/47784.jpg "Bournemouth Cliff Lifts")
