Translations for „cable railway“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ca·ble ˈrail·way N

cable railway

vzpenjača f

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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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Though the dual circular route has remained unchanged since opening in 1896, the line has moved with the times since its inception as a cable railway.

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The cable railway line descends 415 metres through sandstone cliffs, via a rock tunnel with a maximum gradient of 52 degrees.

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While the cable grips used in the original cable railways were manually operated, requiring considerable skill and strength, modern cable grips tend to be automatic.

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The concept was similar to the cable railway system but with pistons suspended beneath the railcar.

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However, the unsuitability of cable railways for passengers became clear within a few years.

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Many cable railways connect to conventional adhesion lines at their top and bottom, allowing trains to be lifted from a lower line to a higher one.

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By the 1820s a number of proposals had been made for canals, and cable railway had been proposed costing upwards of 500,000, but all these ideas had come to nought.

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Cable railways generally have two tracks with loaded wagons on one track partially balanced by empty wagons on the other, to minimise fuel costs for the stationary engine.

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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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