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Standseilbahn
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), 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 , the diminutive of , meaning 'rope'. Operation In a funicular, both cars are permanently connected to the opposite ends of the same cable, known as a ''haul rope''; this haul rope runs through a system of pulleys at the upper end of the line. If the railway track is not perfectly straight, the cable is guided along the track using sheaves – unpower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku Funicular
Baku Funicular ( az, Bakı funikulyoru) is a funicular system in Baku, Azerbaijan. It connects a square on Neftchilar Avenue and Martyrs' Lane. It is the first and remains the only funicular system in the country. Technical characteristics * Length of railway track is * It consists of a single-track part and a passing place. * There are two stations; electric and rope drive. * Two coaches – BF-1 and BF-2 are exploited. * Its transportation capacity is 2000 per day. * Maximal speed is . * Interval between departures of coaches is 10 minutes. * Time of train service between stations is 4 minutes. * Working time is from 10:00 to 22:00. * Capacity of a coach is 28 people. History The funicular was constructed at initiative of Alish Lambaranski. It was opened in 1960. Tofig Ismayilov has been the director of the funicular since 2006. Funicular has 11 Personnel. In Soviet times, it used coaches made in Kharkiv. Modern funicular Baku Funicular was repaired several times. It was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rack And Pinion Railway
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail. This allows the trains to operate on steep grades above 10%, which is the maximum for friction-based rail. Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient In vector calculus, the gradient of a scalar-valued differentiable function of several variables is the vector field (or vector-valued function) \nabla f whose value at a point p is the "direction and rate of fastest increase". If the gradi ... in an Urban area, urban environment. The first cog railway was the Middleton Railway between Middleton, Leeds, Middleton and Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, where the first commercially successful steam locomotive, ''Salamanca (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
