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cable railway::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | funicular, funicular railway |
| Type of | railroad line, railway line, railway system, railroad, railway |
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When the Brake was again closed in 1986, it was the last standard gauge cable railway operating in the UK.
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An uncommon form of cable railway uses locomotives, fitted with a winding drum, to power the cable.
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Odessa also has a cable car, funicular railway, and recreational ferry service.
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A specific type of cable railway is the funicular, which is a cable railway with the cars permanently fixed to the cable.
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From Innsbruck you can ride a cable railway up to spectacular peaks or drive to Ambras Castle, which is quite close to the city.
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One of the major users of the limestone, based at Sandbach, closed in 1920, and the cable railway to Froghall closed in the same year.
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A cable railway, the Corkickle Brake, was opened in 1881 to connect the pits at the top of the steep incline to the railway line in Whitehaven town below.
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Sometimes a single cable railway would span multiple levels, allowing wagons to be moved between the furthest levels in a single movement.
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In order to accommodate intermediate levels, turnouts were used to allow wagons to leave and join the cable railway part way along its length.
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