Funicular
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A funicular is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track. The result of such a configuration is that the two carriages move synchronously: as one ascends, the other descends at an equal speed. This feature distinguishes funiculars from inclined elevators, which have a single car that is hauled uphill.
Funicular in Baku, Azerbaijan
Bottom towrope
Funicular drive train
Petřín funicular wheelset with Abt rack and pinion brake
Cable railway
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A cable railway is a railway that uses a cable, rope or chain to haul trains. It is a specific type of cable transportation.
Trwnc incline at the Vivian Quarry showing two permanently attached platform wagons. Slate trucks were pushed onto the horizontal tops of these wagons to travel on the incline.
Reisszug, as it appeared in 2011
A train being hauled up Cowlairs Incline, Glasgow
The remains of the winding house at the head of the Rhiwbach Tramway No. 2 incline, 2007