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	Austria's Kaprun railway disaster reveals lack of safety measures
		Austria's Transport Ministry has halted the operation of five other funicular railways in the aftermath of the disaster, so that they can be inspected for safety, but government spokesmen have been quick to try and play down the significance of the blaze.
		However, evidence is emerging that cutbacks and rationalisation in the funicular railway and cable car industry may have contributed to the disaster.
		The enormous growth of tourism in the Alps means funicular railway and cable car operators seek to transport far more visitors than their operations were originally intended for.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/nov2000/aust-n16.shtml (1129 words)

	Funicular - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The world's steepest passenger railway is the Katoomba Scenic Railway, a funicular down the wall of the Jamison Valley near Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, with maximum grade of 122% (52° from horizontal, 90° being vertical).
		The steepest funicular in the world is the Katoomba Scenic Railway near Katoomba, New South Wales, with a grade of 52°.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Funicular (652 words)

	funicular - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		funicular adj : relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" n : a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: cable railway, funicular railway]
		Funicular action (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow.
		Funicular polygon (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
	dict.die.net /funicular (117 words)

	Funicular (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A funicular or funicular railway, also called inclined railway or inclined plane, or in England a cliff railway, consists of a system of transportation in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a very steep slope.
		Typically the steepness of the track does not vary very much, which differentiates the funicular from a cable car on rails.
		It is thus a hybrid between cable transport and rail transport.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/f/fu/funicular.html (522 words)

	Funicular CairnGorm Scotland
		Funiculars are one of the most ecological public transportation systems and in Scotland the most fierce opponents were… the environmentalist!
		The main reproach was the fear of the destruction of the fragile Cairngorm landscape due to the constructions and to the flood of new visitors on the protected mountain.
		The second main reproach was that the construction of the funicular would be paid by public organizations, mainly Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), that means by Scottish people themselves.
	www.funimag.com /funimag22/CairnGorm01.htm (433 words)

	Festival Ljubljana
		Though it is built alongside its walls, the funicular railway does not interfere with the spatial arrangement of the medieval city.
		The funicular railway has been selected because its thin line of rails on low supports entails minimal burdening of environment.The span of the supporting columns is considerable, they are designed so as not to disfigure the overall image.
		The upper station of the funicular railway is leaned against the outer walls of Ljubljana Castle.
	www.ljubljanafestival.si /en/ljubljana_castle/funicular_railway (599 words)

	Glory Days of the Incline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A funicular should not be confused with a train, which has an engine inside the cabin, or a cable car, which moves by way of cables beneath the street.
		The funicular, which carries people to the top of Bunker Hill, was dismantled in 1969 and rebuilt four years ago.
		Two of the biggest funicular attractions in the United States have spectacular views from the top: they are at Lookout Mountain on the Tennessee-Georgia border (www.lookoutmtnattractions.com) and at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park near Pikes Peak, Colo. (www.royalgorgebridge.com).
	www.cityofbeacon.org /Press/GloryDaysofIncline.htm (793 words)

	Netscape Search Category - Funiculars
		Funicular Webring A webring of homepages about funiculars and other similar means of transport in the world.
		The Funiculars of Salvador The elevators and funiculars of Salvador, Brazil, are showcased, with text by Allen Morrison, and illustrations from old postcards.
		Golden Pioneer Museum Funicular Railway In 1913, a funicular railway was built by local businessman Charles Quaintance, on the Northwest face of South Table Mountain.
	search-intl.netscape.com /Recreation/Trains_and_Railroads/Funiculars (205 words)

	Funicular -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Funiculars are also called (A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity) trams or (A conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway) cable cars in many places.
		The earliest such railways were (Click link for more info and facts about water-driven) water-driven, allowing barge traffic of (Long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation) canals to ascend and descend steep hills.
		Such railways operated by allowing water in feeder canals at the top of the plane to drive a (Rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate) turbine, raising or lowering a canal barge along a steep slope.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fu/funicular.htm (2087 words)

	The Cable Car Home Page - Los Angeles Area Funiculars
		The great incline at Mount Lowe, a funicular rather than a cable car line, ran for a distance of 3,000 feet on a grade varying from 48 to 62 per cent from Rubio Canyon to the summit of Echo Mountain.
		The railway was reopened in 1921 for a Knights of Pythias convention.
		A funicular carries golfers and their carts from the 9th green of the Dwight D Eisenhower Course and the 18th green of the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Course up to a snack bar located in a replica of the Scottish Saint Andrews railway station.
	www.cable-car-guy.com /html/cclafun.html (2764 words)

	Travel information: Funicular, chairlift and nostalgic tram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Funicular railway to the Petřín hill was opened on 25 July 1891.
		The funicular was reopened after a 20-year interruption in 1985 and was included in public transport system.
		The funicular railway is located next to "Újezd" tram stop and runs along the route Újezd - Nebozízek - Petřín.
	www.dp-praha.cz /en/di-lan1.htm (137 words)

	Funicular Railway to Petrin Hill \| Prague.net
		Funicular railway in Prague has a long history, dating back to 1851 when it used to work on water overbalance mechanism.
		The funicular restarted its activity in 1932 after being electrified and run up to the year 1965, when, due to massive landslips at Petrin hill had to be interrupted for about 20 years.
		The funicular railway starts in Mala Strana (Lesser Town), at the tram stop “Ujezd” (trams No 12, 22, 23) and end up the Petrin hill, where, besides admiring the magnificent view over Prague, you can also take a look at the Astronomical Observatory (opened in 1930), or climb the Lookout Tower.
	www.prague.net /funicular (256 words)

	Funicular
		A funicular railway is always on a steep slope, the rolling stock often being pulled by a steel cable, driven by a stationary engine, though some mountain railways use a rack-and-pinion drive, using a motor on the train.
		The funicular, in fact, may be thought of as the average path of the forces through a cross-section of a structure, though only for the purposes of certain calculations.
		The funicular for the catenary is not exactly central in the diagram because of the crude method of iterating in the calculation.
	www.brantacan.co.uk /funicular.htm (2693 words)

	Thomas Cook & Son's Vesuvius Railway
		The first funicular was a double-track monorail, described in the January 1892 issue of The Tramway and Railway World: ‘The peculiarity of the railway is found in its single-rail construction, which consists of wooden stringers laid longitudinally and carrying a single rail, upon which ride the central wheels of the car.
		The funicular used two endless cables, driven by a 33-kW steam engine at the lower station and running round pulleys at the top—the line itself was 806-m long, climbed 391 m and the steepest gradient was 63%.
		The electric railway was still working throughout 1952, but by 1953, the improved road was complete as far as the observatory at Eremo, and the excursion coaches from Naples (and regular bus from Pugliano) brought people to this point, where they changed to a shuttle train for the final 18-minute 2.1-km journey to the chair-lift.
	www.jrtr.net /jrtr15/f10_smi.html (3701 words)

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		The “closed system” was introduced to allow the operation of the funicular railway while at the same time ensuring continued protection of the designated fragile ecosystem on the Cairngorm plateau, a protection that is a duty flowing from European Directives, and a condition attaching to European Development Fund grant.
		The “closed system” was introduced to allow the operation of the funicular railway while at the same time ensuring continued protection of the designated fragile ecosystem on the Cairngorm plateau, a protection that is a duty flowing from European Directives.
		The funicular would appear to possibly fall within one or more of the stated exclusions and therefore access from the funicular facility on to the mountain could be argued as excluded.
	cairngorms.co.uk /resource/docs/boardpapers/01072005/CNPA.Paper.921.Board.Board.Paper.5.B.txt (2943 words)

	Railway Faces Trouble Over Tickets for Hillwalkers - Science - RedOrbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		THE Cairngorm Funicular Railway is likely to be the subject of a complaint to the European Commission because of proposed changes to the rules governing who can use it.
		In 1998, conservationists fought all the way to the Court of Session to try to stop the railway development because they were convinced it would damage vital habitats by opening the hills to hordes of walkers.
		It warns that to permit walkers to enter the top station and take the funicular down would be regarded as "a serious breach of the visitor management agreement" that would have to be taken up at EU level.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/755826/railway_faces_trouble_over_tickets_for_hillwalkers/index.html?source=r_science (410 words)

	Home
		This funicular connects the railway stretch Rottenbach - Katzhütte in the Schwarzatal and the railroad Lichtenhain - Cursdorf, which is situated on a high plain.
		Between these two stretches of railway is a 320 m difference in height and a distance of approx.
		After the funicular was opened, it was used to transport mainly goods vehicles as well as passenger traffic between the stations Obstfelderschmiede”(valley station) and “Lichtenhain” (on the high plain).
	www.obs-info.de /englisch/index.html (539 words)

	GARDEN FESTIVAL OF WALES, EBBW VALE
		To allow easy access a funicular was built to connect the lower part of the festival with the hill farm.
		The funicular was passed by the inspectors on 22nd April 1992.
		At the end of the festival the funicular was closed and offered for sale at £200,000 (the original cost was £700,00).
	www.hows.org.uk /personal/rail/ngf.htm (472 words)

	MCofS; Cairn Gorm Funicular campaign
		The MCofS has consistently campaigned against the proposed funicular railway on Cairn Gorm, believing that it would be economically unviable, environmentally destructive, and would reduce the range and quality of visitor experiences in the area around Glenmore and the Northern Corries.
		The funicular is a classic case of government agency staff wanting the fun of working in the private sector with the safety of working in the public sector.
		Anyone who is disgusted at the plans for a funicular railway on Cairn Gorm and the way in which this case has been handled should write to their MP, MSP and MEP.
	www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk /access/funicular.html (1429 words)

	The Funicular
		After extensive discussions it was decided that an electrically powered funicular railway, as proposed by Concor Holdings would be the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation.
		This decision to introduce a funicular was visionary, providing visitors with a novel, exciting means of transport to the top, whilst imaginatively marrying modern technology with a sensitive environment.
		Not only is the Cape Point funicular unique in design and geometry, it is the first commercial funicular railway of its kind in Africa.
	library.thinkquest.org /C004138F/touristattractions/funicular.htm (318 words)

	Funicular railway and views of Monte Artxanda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		I took the funicular railway from near the Zubizuri footbridge to the top of the hill first thing in the morning.
		Waiting for the funicular railway to pull into the station.
		The funicular railway opened in 1913, and covers a distance of 770 metres, at a gradient of between 13 and 24%.
	www.mykreeve.net /bilbao/artxanda (167 words)

	Open Directory - Recreation: Trains and Railroads: Funiculars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Funicular Webring - A webring of homepages about funiculars and other similar means of transport in the world.
		Funiculars of Montserrat - Montserrat's two funicular railways operate in the area around the Mare de Déu abbey near Barcelona.
		Vesuvius Funicular Railway - History of Vesuvius funicular railway and chair lift, including 80 images, 20 of which are previously unpublished.
	dmoz.org /Recreation/Trains_and_Railroads/Funiculars (246 words)

	Funicular
		A funicular or funicular railway, also called inclined plane, is a system of transportation in which cables are attached to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a very steep slope.
		Funiculars are called tram or cable car in many places.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fu/Funicular.html (164 words)

	Investment achieves full public ownership of funicular railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Public ownership of the Cairngorm funicular railway, currently under construction, is being extended through the purchase of additional associated buildings by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
		Initially HIE were to own the funicular railway itself, with the three stations being owned by CairnGorm Mountain, the company who will lease and operate the railway.
		HIE chairman Jim Hunter said: "The funicular railway, and the development of the ski-ing facilities in the Cairngorms is a key part of our strategy to revitalise the tourism economy of Badenoch and Strathspey, alongside the redevelopment of Aviemore and the benefits to be gained from the future Cairngorm National Park.
	www.highland.gov.uk /cx/pressreleases/archive2001/august2001/funicular.htm (509 words)

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