CAPRI FUNICULAR RIDE UP 460 FEET - ISLE OF CAPRI, ITALY
4 هزار بار بازدید -
5 سال پیش
-
a funicular is one of
a funicular is one of the modes of transportation which uses a cable traction for movement on steep inclined slopes...
a funicular railway employs a pair of passenger vehicles which are pulled on a slope by the same cable which loops over a pulley wheel at the upper end of the track. the vehicles are permanently attached to the ends of the cable and counterbalance each other.
they move synchronously :
While one vehicle is ascending , the other one is descending the track.
These particularities distinguish funiculars from other types of cable railways.
the name "funicular" itself is derived from the Latin word funiculus, the diminutive of funis, which translates as "rope".
this railway was opened in 1907 and underwent a renovation in 1958 then again in 1991 and the a four month upgrade in 2018..
the Capri funicular (Funicolare di Capri) is a funicular railway on the island of Capri, in the Campania region of Italy.
The line connects the Marina Grande on the coast with the Piazza Umberto in the center of the island.
It is 670 meters (2200 feet) long and includes a 68 m ( 223 feet) tunnel and a 50m (160 ft) viaduct ,
climbing a vertical distance of 139m (456 feet)..
THIS rail has two cars..
each car can transport 140 passengers each..
2 stops
670 meters long (2198 feet)
height 139 meters ( 456 feet)
trip time:: 5 minutes
a funicular railway employs a pair of passenger vehicles which are pulled on a slope by the same cable which loops over a pulley wheel at the upper end of the track. the vehicles are permanently attached to the ends of the cable and counterbalance each other.
they move synchronously :
While one vehicle is ascending , the other one is descending the track.
These particularities distinguish funiculars from other types of cable railways.
the name "funicular" itself is derived from the Latin word funiculus, the diminutive of funis, which translates as "rope".
this railway was opened in 1907 and underwent a renovation in 1958 then again in 1991 and the a four month upgrade in 2018..
the Capri funicular (Funicolare di Capri) is a funicular railway on the island of Capri, in the Campania region of Italy.
The line connects the Marina Grande on the coast with the Piazza Umberto in the center of the island.
It is 670 meters (2200 feet) long and includes a 68 m ( 223 feet) tunnel and a 50m (160 ft) viaduct ,
climbing a vertical distance of 139m (456 feet)..
THIS rail has two cars..
each car can transport 140 passengers each..
2 stops
670 meters long (2198 feet)
height 139 meters ( 456 feet)
trip time:: 5 minutes
5 سال پیش
در تاریخ 1398/02/19 منتشر شده
است.
4,001
بـار بازدید شده