Riviera ARC are taking part in Railways on the Air with the special callsign GB4BCR ‘Babbacombe Cliff Railway’ from Babbacombe, Devon on Saturday 26th September 2015.
It is thought that this is the first time a cliff railway has featured in the Railways on the Air event. Operating bands are expected to be 40m SSB as well as 2m and 70cm. A special QSL card will be available.
Built in 1926, the Babbacombe Cliff Railway has shuttled hundreds of thousands of holiday makers to and from Oddicombe Beach in over 84 years of service.
www.babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk
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