We have provided a link the cliff railway website, but here is a synopsis of the this well known local railway. A cliff Railway was proposed as early as 1890 by Sir George Newnes, an MP, between the Downs and Oddicombe Beach but it was not started until 1923 when the “Torquay Tramway Company” announced its intention to build a lift/mechanism to Oddicombe Beach. Waygood Otis, the famous lift company was appointed to undertake the installation which commenced in December 1924 and was completed...