funic′ular rail′way

a very steep cable railway operating in such a way that the ascending and descending cars are counterbalanced.

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Noun

funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

cable railway, funicular

cable car, car - a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain"

railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

Translations

funicular railway

[fjuːˌnɪkjʊləˈreɪlweɪ] N → funicular m

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They had made a gas recharging station at the corner of the American Fall above the funicular railway, and they were, opening up a much larger area to the south for the same purpose.

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As a result, I have decided to prepare a further report on the Cairngorm funicular railway, which I expect to present to the Scottish Parliament by spring 2020."

Is Cairngorm funicular off the rails? ? Watchdog warns of 'tough decisions' on future of mountain visitor attraction

Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) today proposed the setting up of a funicular railway museum and gallery on the hilltop.

Penang Hill proposes setting up funicular railway museum and gallery

It is Metro Alpin, which-according to Wikipedia-is an underground funicular railway situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee.

COLLOQUY

For one, it will be relaunching its funicular railway that serves as a mode of transportation from the Belle View area to the Madre de Dios Chapel or Midlands Walk.

Rustic meets luxury in Tagaytay Highlands

THE company who run the now-closed Cairngorm funicular railway have gone into administration due to cash flow problems.

Cairngorm railway in administration

Earlier this month it emerged that the funicular railway that serves the CairnGorm Mountain ski area would have to be closed for "several weeks" after a routine inspection revealed problems with the structures that support the track.

What a winter without the funicular could mean for CairnGorm Mountain ski area

The brainchild of Scottish entrepreneur Mr Alexander Findlay Smith, The Peak Tram was the first cable funicular railway in Asia, built primarily to help increase trade to Mr Smith's hotel which stood at the top of The Peak.

News /Hong Kong's trams are celebrated

THE news that Ebbw Vale funicular railway is out of order more than it is working would be hilarious if it were not the council taxpayers who were footing the PS52,000 bill for its annual maintenance...and, despite eurocash, no doubt a substantial part of the PS2.3m construction cost.

Funicular fiasco not funny for taxpayers

Must-see places are Te Papa Tongarewa Museum, The Cable Car funicular railway and the walk through the botanical gardens.

Comfy in Wellington; Travel; InterContinental, Wellington, N Zealand; HOTEL inspector

President Doris Leuthard formally cut the ribbon Friday to open the world's steepest funicular railway line in the Alpine village of Stoos.

Swiss President Leuthard opens world's steepest funicular