Douglas Head Funicular Railway
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Douglas Head Funicular Railway was a short line consisting of two cars that ran from the foot of Douglas Head on the Isle of Man to a site near to the Camera Obscura on the head itself. It was installed in 1896 at a time when the island was rapidly expanding as a holiday destination and finally closed in 1954 by which time the amount of attractions on the headland had dwindled considerably. The line was operated by two "toastrack" type cars over two tracks whereby as one ascended the other descended and visa versa. Nothing of this line remains today but the trackbed is clearly discernible from the bottom terminus which once housed a penny amusement arcade but is now a small car park and turning bay.
