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A funicular, or funicular railway, 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 perm
Funicular in Baku, Azerbaijan
Funicular drive train
Petřín funicular wheelset with Abt rack and pinion brake
The wastewater-powered Fribourg funicular featuring an Abt switch
The Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway, or Southbourne Cliff Railway, is the world’s shortest public funicular railway located in Southbourne. The line serves to link the seaside promenade and beach, with
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…volcanic eruptions and was abandoned after the 1944 eruption. According to the Guinness World Records, the smallest public funicular in the world is the Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway in Bournemouth, England, which is 39 metres (128 ft) long. Stoosbahn in Switzerland, with a maximum slope of 110% (47.7°), is the steepest funicular…
The cliff railway (left of centre) seen from the beach
A closer view of the line from below.