The Ascensor do Lavra, also known as the Elevador do Lavra or Lavra Funicular, is a funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in 1884, the railway is the oldest funicular in the city, having been
The Glória Funicular is a hybrid funicular-tram line in the civil parish of Santo António, in Lisbon, Portugal, operated by Carris. It connects the Pombaline downtown with the Bairro Alto. Along with
Ascensor do Lavra
…the cable's connection. The two vehicles were constructed by German engineering company Maschinenfabrik Esslingen. They have a similar design to the Ascensor da Glória with a steel base carriage with wheels, a wood interior with 2 long wood benches along steel walls with glass windows, all painted in exterior with…
A tram car on the upper section
Night-time view of a graffitied tram, on one of the lower section's interleaved tracks
The interleaved tracks separate just below the passing point