The Peak Tram, a double reversible funicular system, has undergone a complete modernisation programme to upgrade its operating system and turn over the new engineering even though it still follow use the original railway track mode that was used to carry its first passenger in 1888. It has a classical style. Today, the Peak Tram uses a microprocessor- controlled electric to drive the system that automatically manages the tramcar speed, include its accelerates, decelerates and in, out the station procedure, with the result that full-automatic based on present standard. With a maximum speed of six metres per second, the tramcar operating system also come with three separate brake systems : Normal Stop Mode, Service Stop Mode and Emergency Stop Mode. Normal Stop is achieved by normal deceleration through the microprocessor control; Service Stop is used when a request to prevent a potential risk and it would be too late to use Normal Stop. The braking is regulated for a constant deceleration rate; Emergency Stop is used to stop the system in shorter time by braking the haulage drum at full force in situation of safety is endangered. The Emergency brake will also be applied when the service brake is failed, or when the tramcar is speeding up to 15 per cent of normal speed, again or slacken haulage rope. There are two haulage ropes, which are of a normal diameter 44 millimeters that can hold up to 139 tonnes. The steepest part of the route, which is at the crossover tracks on May Road, is 27 degrees to the horizontal. The track measures 1,365 metres in length and enables the computerised tramcar to cover the distance in approximately 7 minutes. The Tramcar carries up to 120 passengers, include 95 seated and 25 standing. Two tramcars run at opposite direction over 90 trips each day. The unique waveform floor is special design feature, but for standees safety and comfort. The system must simultaneously start to operate after an automatic safety device check is carried out before each journey. The latest upgrade was initiated in mid-1986, when the companies were invited to bid for the project based on requirements that passenger carrying capacity rise from 560 to 1,400 per hour one way. The Peak Tram also expected modern state-of-the-art equipment that was safety and easy to maintain. On May 18, 1988, the project was awarded to Von Roll Transport System of Switzerland. To accommodate the new plant and equipment, it was decided that they would be located underground, beneath the existing upper terminus platform. A total of 1,650 cubic metres of material was excavated and the surrounding area on Findlay Road had to be reinforced with 236 micropiles, measuring a combined depth of 2,943 metres. For cooperating with the large and modern equipments to install, the Tram Service was closed on June 20, 1989, and reopened to public in new features on time on August 5, 1989. Double reversible funicular system Lower Terminus - 28 metres above sea level Upper Terminus - 397 metres above sea level Length of Track - 1,365 metres Track Gradient - From 4 degrees to 27 degrees