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What (who) is funicular - definition
![The two cars of the [[Petřín funicular]]—one of them is about to call at Nebozízek station (seen in the foreground), while the other will stop and wait for it to exchange passengers.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prager Standseilbahn zum Petřín 14.jpg?width=200 "The two cars of the [[Petřín funicular]]—one of them is about to call at Nebozízek station (seen in the foreground), while the other will stop and wait for it to exchange passengers.")
![The two cars on the upper half of the [[Great Orme Tramway]] passing each other at a switch-controlled passing loop](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Six and Seven , Great Orme tramway , Llandudno.jpg?width=200 "The two cars on the upper half of the [[Great Orme Tramway]] passing each other at a switch-controlled passing loop")
Wikipedia
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track. The result of such a configuration is that the two carriages move synchronously: as one ascends, the other descends at an equal speed. This feature distinguishes funiculars from inclined elevators, which have a single car that is hauled uphill.
The term funicular derives from the Latin word funiculus, the diminutive of funis, meaning 'rope'.
