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The Ventnor Funicular Railway | What Actually Went Wrong?

What happened to the Ventnor Funicular Railway? This week I take a look at how the Victorians came so very close to solving the locational problem that plagued Ventnor Station from its opening in 1866 - to the day it closed.  ☀️ We now have a Members Club with extra videos! You can join via this link:    / @wightwanderer   We also have a Collection Pot: https://app.collectionpot.com/pot/Wig... Music:  Song: Sunny Winter Day Composer: Arthur Vyncke Website:   / arthurvost   License: Creative Commons (BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com All other music is written and recorded by Jack Singleton for the WightWanderer channel and other projects.  Copyright: jacksingletonmusic Images:  Listowel & Ballybunion Railway Photo in Black & White: Public Domain - Martin Cordon.  Classic view of Ventnor Esplanade from Pier including Esplanade Hotel: Media Storehouse - Mary Evans Photos.  Listowel & Ballybunion Railway colourized image: Public Domain- Wikidata Mount Royal Funicular image: Public Domain - Wiki Image Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway modern image: Ben Shade - Wiki images - CC BY 2.5: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway Archive photograph: VisitDevon Webpage - Unknown Author Believe Funicular Railway photo: Wikidata - Public Domain image. Clifton rocks railway depiction image: Bristol World Webpage - Unknown Author. Isle of Wight Railways Map: Wiki Images Colour image of Ventnor Pier: Wootton Bridge Historical Webpage: Unknown Author. Motorbike Image: Public Domain - Unknown Author. Extract Images from Book ‘The Isle of Wight Railway by R.J.Maycock & R.Silsbury:  Early view of Ventnor from above turntable - R.Brinton collection. Isle of Wight Railway & Telegraph co° 1859 proposal showing line around the coast: Unknown Author. Diagram of the Ventnor Extension to St Boniface Road: Unknown Author. Diagram showing the early tramways proposal: Unknown Author. Blueprints of the 1898 Ventnor Funicular Railway at Station & Esplanade: Unknown Author. Maps Used: Google Earth 2025. Archive Footage: Public Domain