The UK's last aerial ropeway uses no power, moves 300 tonnes a day, and will be gone by 2036.

Summary by Krater

Tom Scott visits Claughton Manor Brick Works near Lancaster to examine the last operating aerial ropeway in Britain, which transports 300 tons of shale daily using gravity and requires no fuel or electricity.

From the video

Answers: How does Britain's last aerial ropeway work?

• aerial ropeways
• brick manufacturing
• gravity-powered transport
• industrial history
• Claughton Manor Brick Works

What it concludes

• The Claughton Manor aerial ropeway is the last operating aerial ropeway in Britain.
• The ropeway operates entirely on gravity without fuel or electricity.
• The ropeway is scheduled to cease operation on December 31, 2036, when all shale from the quarry is exhausted.