Funicular railway power question
After serious thinking newshound wrote :
You really have to admire the ingenuity of people who managed to make these
work so well! It's (sort of) a logical successor to Brunel's atmospheric
railway.
+1
A very complex system to develop. I wonder why they developed it as a
below ground drive system, rather than on poles like a ski-lift?
Interesting stuff.
Its not that long ago that I heard about the extensive hydro power
(pressurised water) distribution systems they had in some large cities.
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