Funicular

A funicular or funicular railway is a system of transportation which 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.

Funiculars are often used on mountain railways. Many cities have short funiculars on hills or cliffs, such as the Montmartre funicular in Paris, or those in the English seaside resort of Scarborough.

Funicular is often called tram or cable car in many places.

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picture: Gütschbahn in Lucerne from Führer für Luzern, Vierwaldstättersee und Umgebung, Luzern, 1893.

Funiculars of the world:

• Montjuïc, Barcelona
• Vallvidrera, Barcelona
• Tibidabo, Barcelona
• Montserrat (mountain), Catalonia
• Likabitos, Athens
• Nazaré, Portugal
• Quebec City
• Hong Kong Victoria Peak
• Harderbahn, Interlaken, Switzerland
• Gütschbahn, Lucerne, Switzerland
• Montmartre, Paris, France
• Naples, Italy
• Wellington, New Zealand (Kelburn)

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External links:

• Urban Mountain Railways and People Movers