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A '''funicular''' (railway) is a [[mountain]] [[railway]] that uses cables to move a [[rail car]] up a very steep slope. It is thus a hybrid between cable transport and rail transport. |
A '''funicular''' (railway) is a [[mountain]] [[railway]] that uses cables to move a [[rail car]] up a very steep slope. It is thus a hybrid between cable transport and rail transport. Two cars at the end of a cable go alternately up and down on either two tracks or one track which splits and rejoins in the middle. |
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* Tibidabo, [[Barcelona]] |
* Tibidabo, [[Barcelona]] |
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* Likabitos, [[Athens]] |
* Likabitos, [[Athens]] |
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* [[Nazaré, Portugal]] |
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Revision as of 04:01, 20 August 2002
A funicular (railway) is a mountain railway that uses cables to move a rail car up a very steep slope. It is thus a hybrid between cable transport and rail transport. Two cars at the end of a cable go alternately up and down on either two tracks or one track which splits and rejoins in the middle.
picture: Gütschbahn in Lucerne from Führer für Luzern, Vierwaldstättersee und Umgebung, Luzern, 1893.
Funiculars of the world:
- Montjuïch, Barcelona
- Vallvidrera, Barcelona
- Tibidabo, Barcelona
- Likabitos, Athens
- Nazaré, Portugal
LINKS http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/funicul-eng.html