{"id":8308,"date":"2024-09-17T01:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/languishing-at-llandudno-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T01:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T01:30:23","slug":"languishing-at-llandudno-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/languishing-at-llandudno-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Languishing At Llandudno – 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serving The Enormous Orme<\/span><\/p>\n

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You could once buy a postcard which shows the historic public transport available in Llandudno. On the left is a maroon painted bus operated by Llandudno Urban District Council; then a tram from the Colwyn Bay local authority and on the right a Crosville bus.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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fbb rode on a similar tram 75 years ago (Yikes!) aged c. 4 and the diddy maroon buses ceased operation in 1974.<\/div>\n
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They were best known for the route round the private road that rings the Great Orme, predecessors of today’s tour buses.\n
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Open charabanc types …<\/p>\n

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… were later replaced by a variety of quaint but small vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Whilst the obvious way to the Great Orme Summit has always been the tram …\n
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… the UDC did serve the area. Photos show a bus to St Tudno’s Church but whether it ran via Marine Drive and wiggled up the hill …<\/p>\n

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… fbb knows not and can find no tangible evidence.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This remote church, on the slopes of Great Orme, gives its name to the modern town of “Llan Tudno”.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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Does a map help?\n
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Maybe, maybe not. But here’s a bus doing it!<\/p>\n

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The bus looks like it is climbing up or trundling down the wiggle!<\/p><\/div>\n

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By the time of a privatised Crossville Cymru, route 73 rather garishly advertises a destination of Tyn Y Coed Road …\n
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… which would be a short working on the way to the Summit.<\/p>\n

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Nothing runs along this road today but the present bus service to the Summit passes the end – as does the tram.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Crosville Cymru begat Arriva Cymru and a variety of route numbers have been used for a trip to the caff at the top of the hill.\n
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We shall meet route 19 later this week!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today’s service is provided by the summer season only Arriva 26 and Solos usually do the slow hourly run up\u00a0 the hill. It’s low gear grind all the way!<\/div>\n
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We can take a ride c\/o Streetview<\/div>\n
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At the top end of Mostyn Street (main shopping thoroughfare) we jiggle across following the brown and white signs to Great Orme.\n
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We hang a sharp left …<\/p>\n

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… and climb up …\n
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… until the tram comes up its hill to join us.<\/p>\n

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We stay with the first<\/span>\u00a0(lower) tram …<\/p>\n

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… until Halfway station.<\/p>\n

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From here the second (higher) tram takes over and follows a less undulating climb.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soon the bus passes the turn to St Tudno’s …\n
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… complete with a minimalist level crossing and cable car above!<\/p>\n

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Eschewing the line of the track, our 26 continues its ascent …<\/p>\n

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… until the joys and delights of the Summit come into view.<\/p>\n

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It would be fair to say that the main white building with tower has “seen better days”, BUT …<\/p>\n

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… if you have access to your personal helicopter, or even a good quality drone, the Great Orme is a fantastic place.\n
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But coming down is more fun, as we shall see tomorrow.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Next Orme Descent : Wednesday 18th Sept\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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