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Centre for Alternative Technology website
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The Centre for Alternative Technology Railway is a funicular
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 en ...
opened in May 1992Jones, Mark: ''Lost Railways Of North Wales'', page 105. Countryside Books, 2008 and located in the Centre for Alternative Technology
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) ( cy, Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen) is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development. CAT, despite its name, no longer concentrates its efforts exclu ...
, Powys, Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
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Technical parameters
*Length
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*Height
Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is).
For example, "The height of that building is 50 m" or "The height of an airplane in-flight is abou ...
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*Gradient: 57%
*Carriages weigh: each, plus a maximum of for the water tanks.
*Cables weigh:
*Cars: 2
*Track gauge
In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many d ...
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* Traction: Water ballast
*Runs per hour: 10–12
*Average speed:
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References
External links
Centre for Alternative Technology website
Buildings and structures in Powys Water-powered funicular railways Funicular railways in Wales 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Wales Railway lines opened in 1992 {{UK-rail-transport-stub