The 1857 cable only operated intermittently for a few days or weeks before it failed.
Mr. Blumenthal says that the emergency has subsided and that the cable is now operating illegally.
This first cable operated for three weeks; ultimate success came in 1866.
Until Mr. Abraham's order, the cable had never operated commercially.
Other improvements included rod and cable operated brakes on all three wheels, which "appreciably shortens stopping distances."
The 135 featured independent, leaf-sprung front suspension, a live rear axle, and cable operated Bendix brakes.
Brakes were on all wheels and cable operated.
Braking was via front and rear cable operated drum brakes.
Most aircraft of the era used cables and pulleys to operate their controls.
This is Great Britain's only remaining cable operated street tramway and one of few surviving in the world .
