Funicular

English: A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.

Chile[edit]

English: w:Funicular railways of Valparaiso

Artilleria Funicular on Artilleria Hill, Valparaiso, Chile
El Peral Funicular on Concepcion Hill, Valparaíso, Chile
Monjas Funicular Railway on Monjas Hill, Valparaiso, Chile
Villaseca Funicular, Valparaiso, Chile
Electric Mechanism of almost all funiculars in Valparaiso, Chile
Reina Victoria(Queen Victoria) Funicular in Valparaiso, Chile
View from inside of Espiritu Santo Funicular in Valparaiso, Chile

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Standseilbahn Dresden

Italy[edit]

Funicular Città Alta (Bergamo - Italy)
Funicular Città Alta (Bergamo - Italy)
Funicular San Vigilio (Bergamo - Italy)
Funicular Mendola, Italy
Longest Funicular in Italy:the Raschötzerbahn in Ortisei

Japan[edit]

Rokko Cablecar, Kobe, Japan
Maya Cablecar, Kobe, Japan
Ikoma Mountain, Japan, cars passing at centre.

Portugal[edit]

Elevador do Bom Jesus, Braga, Portugal
Elevador de Santa Luzia, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Funicular dos Guindais, Porto, Portugal
Elevador da Glória, Lisbon, Portugal

All portuguese funiculars Funiculars in Portugal

Spain[edit]

Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. Funicular to the summit
Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. Funicular to the summit
Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. Common Station of two Funiculars and a Rack Railway.
Tibidabo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Switzerland[edit]

old Tessenberg Bahn from Ligerz to Tessenberg in Switzerland
old Tessenberg Bahn from Ligerz to Tessenberg in Switzerland
old Tessenberg Bahn from Ligerz to Tessenberg in Switzerland
Funicular San Salvatore (Paradiso - Switzerland)
Funiculaire in Fribourg, Switzerland
Le Châtelard funicular

Ukraine[edit]

Odessa Funicular, Odessa, Ukraine
Kiev Funicular, Kiev, Ukraine

United States of America[edit]

Angels Flight funicular railway, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California
Mirage-Treasure Island Tram, Las Vegas, Nevada

Miscellaneous[edit]

Flying Dutchmen funicular at Cape Point, South Africa
Dockside funicular at Chongqing - note typical track passing track configuration for two car balanced arrangement
Dockside funicular of another type in Chongqing
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Turmbergbahn, Karlsruhe
Hungerburgbahn, Innsbruck
Kreuzeckbahn, Kolbnitz, Austria
Kreuzeckbahn, Kolbnitz, Austria
Royal Gorge Incline in 1987.
Funicular, Spa, Belgium
Zagreb Funicular (Zagreb, Croatia)
Le funiculaire de Zagreb, Croatie