Saltburn lift on fire

[aytonstrummer]

 

[ThePrisoner]

How can it be on fire? It's water powered!

 

[aytonstrummer]

Pier damaged with planks off due to storm/ high tide and car park covered in rocks, tidy up going on now

 

[DimisLegCramps]

your defence is terrified

 

[MichaelDebeve]

your defence is terrified

Haha just on my way to type that out.

Congratulations you have the same schite craic as me!

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

Hopefully not too much damage.

 

[Boro_Interlinked]

Maybe they upped the speed to 1.5mph and have found that creates too much friction therefore heat and smoke . Last time I went on that the Bank holiday was finished and over by the time it got to the bottom.

 

[TeaCider]

That's a real shame, hopefully it's not too badly damaged.

An iconic part of Teesside.

 

[UgoAfro]

Maybe they upped the speed to 1.5mph and have found that creates too much friction therefore heat and smoke . Last time I went on that the Bank holiday was finished and over by the time it got to the bottom.

Just enjoy the ride. It's not meant to be Alton Towers mate.

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

The fire engines have gone according to my intelligence sources.
Will pop down later on and check it out

 

[BiggEggo]

Ben Houchen has already started his program for upgrades to our transport infrastructure.

 

[Jedi boro]

Ben Houchen has already started his program for upgrades to our transport infrastructure.

 

[TeaCider]

Ben Houchen has already started his program for upgrades to our transport infrastructure.

We'll be sure to get a public announcement that they were only able to repair the damage to it because of the cancellation of the Northern leg of HS2.

 

[fmttmadmin]

Seriously though - lets hope this isn't too much of a set back. The lifts had been closed for a week for annual maintenance - which begs a question. But let's hope that there is no serious damage. It is an important attraction for Saltburn and Teesside and would be so sad if it was closed for a length of time.

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

No external damage at all. Only sign there'd been a fire is smoke mark/damage on the corner of one door. I was expecting to go down there and see structural damage esp bearing in mind the building is wood at the front.

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

P.S it's bloody freezing down there just now

 

[MaximoParkEnd]

I went to Zagreb before Christmas and did a walking tour. The tour guide very proudly announced their funicular was the shortest in the world. I really ***ed on her bonfire when I double checked the stats on our own funicular, and informed her that Saltburn’s took that claim.
I love Saltburn funicular, me.