Dawlish News

Allan, 55, finished the £15,000 project during lockdown — 18 years after he started.

A winch at the top of the 109ft track hauls a wagon carrying him and wife Rachel, 50, from the road to their three-bed bungalow in seven minutes.

He dug out 150 tons of soil by hand and built retaining walls in Dawlish, Devon.

Read more...https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11512090/engineer-builds-railway-house-hillside/

i wonder what safety features are in place if the_ winch fails?