The Baguley steam outline locomotive with Yew Crag incline and tramway in the background
The main buildings at Honister. Taken from the orignal route of the Yew Crag tramway. The bridge abutments from the 1900 diversion can also be seen.
Bridge abutments from the 1900 Yew Crag tramway diversion
Looking along the orignal course of the Yew Crag tramway towards the incline. The incline was extended downwards in 1900 and modernised.
Sleepers and rails still in place on the 1900 route.
Small rock cutting on the Yew Crag tramway (1900 route)
Looking back towards the main Honister complex.
Looking up Yew Crag incline. There were 9 seperate "closeheads" where slate was mined and then loaded onto the incline.
Track remains near the foot of the incline.
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Remains of the powered winding drum at the foot of the 1900 extension to the incline.
The foot of the orignal 1879 incline from the orignal course of the tramway.
Mine enterance just off to the side of the incline
View inside.
Looking down the 1900 incline extension
Looking across the valley to Kimberly mine.
The "Monkey shelf" a narrow gauge tramway built to serve the workings on Honister crag.
The remains of the "Monkey shelf" and the incline railway up Honister crag
Remains of the incline railway
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