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2. Standing passenger - Wikipedia

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   grab handle – a pivoted, rigidly-mounted, or suspended handle often mounted above eye level of standing passengers; handrails – rigid rails running horizontally below the ceiling; stanchions – vertical poles anchored between the floor and ceiling; grab rails or grab bars – smaller hand rails attached to seats, doors, and doorways

3. Cable railway - Wikipedia

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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 . The most common use for a cable railway is to move vehicles on a steeply graded line that is too steep for conventional locomotives to operate on – this form of cable railway is often called an incline or inclined ...

4. San Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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   The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.

5. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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   The drive motors for both sections are visible below the bull wheels. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.

6. Handrail - Wikipedia

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   Handrail. Appearance. A modern handrail made of metal. A handrail is a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide safety or support. [ 1 ] In Britain, handrails are referred to as banisters. Handrails are commonly used while ascending or descending stairways and escalators in order to prevent injurious falls, and to ...

7. Stairs - Wikipedia

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   The Flørli stairs, in Lysefjorden, Norway, have 4,444 wooden steps that climb from sea level to 740 metres (2,428 feet). It is a maintenance stairway for the water pipeline to the old Flørli hydro plant. The hydro plant is now closed down, and the stairs are open to the public. The stairway is claimed to be the longest wooden stairway in the ...