The Peak Tram in Hong Kong is a funicular railway.
A funicular is a railway that uses trains that are pulled by cables wound around a pulley. This makes them able to climb very steep slopes, like those on hills and mountains.
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Funicular wheelset with Abt rack and pinion brake
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The wastewater powered Fribourg funicular featuring an Abt switch
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The two cars on the upper half of the Great Orme Tramway passing each other at a switch-controlled passing loop
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Wheelset of a two-rail funicular with the Abt switch turnout system
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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.
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Tünel in Istanbul, launched in 1875, Karaköy station as of 2006
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