 Elevador do Lavra - Reviews from across the web
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Funiculars.net - Gallery
The cars of the Gloria and Lavra are motorized. The cable is just for the balance. The driver of the ascending car controls the power supply of both cars; of the descending car via the overhead wires. The rails at both is double above the passing point and interlaced below. The Bica tracks are inter...
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Luso Pages - Lisbon (Portugal) Funiculars
The Glória funicular opened on 24 October, 1885, on the west side of the Avenida da Liberdade, connecting Restauradores with the Bairro Alto. Excellent views of the city and castle are to be had from the gardens which lie immediately to the right of the top of the route. Just across the road,...
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Carris
The line consisted of two tracks where the carriage wheels fitted and by a slot where the cable linking the carriages was laid. The rack was not used any more. The carriages were supplied by the Electric Car Co., they weighed nearly 10 tons and they were powered by two 25 horsepower electric motors ...
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Elevadores- Lisbon, Portugal - VirtualTourist.com
Glória Funicular is one of the funiculars existent in Lisbon, right downtown, most precisely on the Restauradores Square. It makes the connection between this square and Bairro Alto (literally High Quarter) on a 265 metres journey up or down the hill. When you go out of the funicular you will find o...
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