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The Funiculars of Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon) is a network of funicular railways in Lyon, France.Of the five lines once in existence, only the two routes on the Fourvière hill remain in operation, with the rest of the network now either closed, converted to road vehicle use, or integrated within the Lyon underground system.
In a funicular, both cars are permanently connected to the opposite ends of the same cable, known as a haul rope; this haul rope runs through a system of pulleys at the upper end of the line. If the railway track is not perfectly straight, the cable is guided along the track using sheaves – unpowered pulleys that simply allow the cable to ...
Car of the Hobashira Cable Car of the Myoken Cable at the passing loop Maya Cablecar car Twin passing loops on the Ikoma Cable line Aomori Prefecture. Sotogahama, Seikan Tunnel Museum, Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shako Line Fukuoka Prefecture. Kitakyushu, Hobashira Cable Hyōgo Prefecture. Kawanishi, Nose Railway, Myoken Cable; Kobe:
Kobi - Gudauri , Since 2018 , longest cable car in Europe which is 7.5 km long [22] [23] [24] Vake - Turtle Lake, Tbilisi, Since 1965, was by then third cable car in Tbilisi. 1175 meters long with 12 pers. cabins. University - Bagebi, Tbilisi Since 1982, was by then fifth cable car in Tbilisi. 320 meters long with 40 pers. cabins.
An aerial tramway consists of one or two fixed cables (called track cables), one loop of cable (called a haulage rope), and one or two passenger or cargo cabins.The fixed cables provide support for the cabins while the haulage rope, by means of a grip, is solidly connected to the truck (the wheel set that rolls on the track cables).
The Lyon Metro (French: Métro de Lyon, [metʁo d(ə) ljɔ̃]) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France.First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 42 stations and comprising 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) of route.
A San Francisco cable car on the Powell & Hyde line. A cable car (usually known as a cable tram outside North America) is a type of cable railway used for mass transit in which rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required.
It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 to 3,842 m (3,396 to 12,605 ft). [5] There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m (7,602 ft) and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit).