Funicular

A funicular, also called funicular railway or inclined railway, inclined plane, or in the United Kingdom a cliff railway, consists of a system of transport in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a very steep slope.

Related Topics:
Railway - United Kingdom - Transport - Cable - Tram - Rail - Slope

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The word "funicular" derives from the Latin funiculus (thin rope), a diminutive of funis (rope).

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