The UK's final aerial ropeway is a disappearing piece of industrial history
In Lancashire, a unique, powerless transport system moves massive amounts of raw material. This video explores the last remaining aerial ropeway in the country and the timeline for its eventual disappearance.
At the Forterra brickworks in Claughton, Lancashire, the production of 50 million bricks annually relies on a steady supply of shale. This shale is quarried from a site located one and a half miles away.
The transport method used to move this material is the UK's last aerial ropeway. While these systems were once common across the country, this final example is slated to be decommissioned by 2036.
Source: The UK's last aerial ropeway uses no power, moves 300 tonnes a day, and will be gone by 2036.
