The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway.
Engineers have now confirmed Dr. Malvern Tipping's theory, as the oak buffer beams contain tannic acid, which corrodes ferrous metals. Railway chairman Dr Malvern Tipping said: “The undercarriages tend not to be noticed by our passengers, but are an important component, because they carry and transport the passenger cabins."Oak is a wonderful building material which I like to use elsewhere, but it comprises a great deal of tannic acid which has a corrosive effect on ferrous metals - therefore, it has to go.
No pissing about from Dr Malvern Tipping here.
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