The Top 10 Coolest Funiculars of the World

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @Eeroke
    @Eeroke Год назад +2

    Trieste - Opicana tramway has a cool section with 'funicular tractors'.

  • @DPernici
    @DPernici Год назад +2

    You missed the “Funicolare della Mendola”. Opened in 1903 and 2.37km long. Is one of the longest and steepest in Europe

  • @petermostyneccleston2884
    @petermostyneccleston2884 Год назад +3

    The Great Orme Tramway is a Funicular Railway, with two trams from Llandudno to Half way station, and another two from Half Way Station, to the Summit. You have to change trams at Half Way, and continue on the upper part of the journey.
    It is a Funicular being powered from the winch in Half Way Station. The cable is connected to all four trams.
    The gauge is 3'6" . There are three stations, Victoria which is on Church Walks, Half Way Station which is a bit higher up than half way, and the Summit Station.

  • @markknight1011
    @markknight1011 2 года назад +4

    Lynton and Lyndmouth in England should on that list. A water powered railway

  • @ThomasK3004
    @ThomasK3004 3 года назад +10

    Some very spectacular funiculars are missing:
    Schweiz: 120-FUL Sierre / Siders - Montana, length 4191 m, height difference 931 m (funicular with most stations in the world; 8 stations = world record)
    Schweiz: 135-FUL Schlattli - Stoos, length 1753 m, height difference 743m, maximum gradient 110% = 47.7 degrees (steepest funicular in the world)
    Österreich: 236-FUL Interfragant - Mölltaler Gletscher, length 4827 m, height difference 1012 m (longest funicular in the world)
    Österreich: 165-FUL Spital am Pyhrn - Wurzeralm, length 2937 m, height difference 622 m, speed 14 m / s = 50.4 km / h (fastest funicular in the world)
    Schweiz: Saas Fee, Felskinn - Metro Allalin, length 1447 m, height difference 465 m, height of the mountain station 3445 m = highest funicular in the world

    • @Sohave
      @Sohave 2 года назад +1

      The one in Budapest is also pretty cool.

  • @PatrizioGuarino-v8l
    @PatrizioGuarino-v8l 10 месяцев назад

    The Capri funicolars!❤

  • @moritzdavis3952
    @moritzdavis3952 Год назад

    There is a very old and nice one in Chattanooga Tennessee.

  • @robertrawley1115
    @robertrawley1115 3 года назад +4

    Naples Italy has four operating funiculars as a part of their Public Transit System.
    'Funicolare Centrale' 1.234km has 4 stations and carries about 10 million each year. It opened in 1928. Carriages are large at 420 people. Trip time of 4 minutes means 6,200 people per hour potential. Vomero at the top of the hill, is a bustling 2 km square district of Metro Naples, population about 48,000. Chiaia, Mergellina, & Montesanto are the other 3 operating funiculars in Naples.
    (A now defunct system, the Sorrento Funicular, operated nearby from 1883 to 1886.)

  • @Luigi-uj5ml
    @Luigi-uj5ml Год назад +1

    A very interesting "half" funicular equipped with a single Abt type switch is made up of the horizontal section of the famous horizontal - vertical lift which connects via Balbi with Corso Dogali in Genoa

  • @federicodadamo1716
    @federicodadamo1716 3 года назад +4

    I also recommend that you get to know the two funiculars and the Genoa rack railway in Italy!

    • @Luigi-uj5ml
      @Luigi-uj5ml Год назад +1

      Are there other rack railways around the world equipped with Abt-type switches without pointers, such as the Principe - Granarolo rack railway? Thank you very much for your availability

  • @muratsahin681
    @muratsahin681 Год назад +2

    The Tünel (English: Tunnel) designated as the F2 line on the Istanbul transport map is a historic underground funicular line in Istanbul, Turkey. It has two stations, connecting Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The tunnel runs uphill from near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the Bosphorus and is about 573 metres (1,880 feet) long. Inaugurated on 17 January, 1875 the Tünel is the second-oldest fully underground urban railway in the world

  • @Shahrdad
    @Shahrdad 2 года назад +1

    The one in Neroberg Bahn in Wiesbaden is also cool, especially since it operates via water. The tank on the car on top of the hill is filled with water, and the weight of the water is what pulls the other train up the hill. Water is dumped out at the bottom and pumped back up into the car on top.

  • @charlesarnold4963
    @charlesarnold4963 Год назад +1

    My favourite is Lynton - Lynmouth, North Devon, UK.

  • @TakeruDavis
    @TakeruDavis 11 месяцев назад

    Aww, I was hoping to see Prague funicular here

  • @Skydiver-gk8bk
    @Skydiver-gk8bk 3 года назад +2

    I visited Israel a few years ago. They are having a similar one called "Carmelit". The view at the top is unbelievable! You can see the entire part of North Israel, as well as the Southern part of Lebanon... (on a clear day)!

  • @paulpetersen3764
    @paulpetersen3764 3 года назад +1

    No Hungerbergbahn in Innsbruck? It not only goes up and down the mountain, but then goes through a tunnel to the center of the town (cars actually pass each other in the tunnel). There are two intermediate stations that are placed so when one car stops at one, the other car stops at the other. Runs at an energetic gait, too.

    • @geertheikamp
      @geertheikamp Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/a5yR2tp3g5Y/видео.html the uphill ride…

  • @theleastofpilgrims3379
    @theleastofpilgrims3379 16 часов назад

    I really love the Angel’s Flight in Los Angeles, and wish someone would rebuild the very similar Court Flight, which closed during the early years of WWII as the system was owned by an elderly lady who was not able to find anyone who could help her safely operate the system. There is a rumor the two cars of the funicular survive in a private collection somewhere in Southern California…

  • @shanewalters4171
    @shanewalters4171 3 года назад +4

    One nice incline I'd add is the Angels Flight Railway in Los Angeles, I'm not sure if you've been there yet but I'd highly recommend filming it. It's starred in a numerous amount of movies, you may even recognize it for one famous scene in the Muppets. Another one I'd add is the Katoomba Scenic Railway in Australia at Katoomba Scenic World in Queensland

    • @nconder
      @nconder 3 года назад

      In Katoomba is in New South Wales

    • @shanewalters4171
      @shanewalters4171 3 года назад +1

      @@nconder Oh, sorry

  • @kailichttrager229
    @kailichttrager229 3 года назад +1

    Forget not the Gelmerbahn, the second most steepest Stanseilbahn (funicular) in the world, that is now beaten byTHE steepest Stanseilbahn that has like six barrels on each of the two carriages as they turn to keep a horizontal plane. Complete with tunnel, this is relatively new in the Canton Schwyz called the Stoosbahn.by the Hintere Schlattli i

  • @mbstarburstmapper3842
    @mbstarburstmapper3842 7 месяцев назад +1

    I think the Triest-Opicina tramway would have been a nice contender. Sure, it's not fully a funicular, as just a part of it operates as a funicular, but you got to admit that it's cool.

  • @warrenkarlsson7091
    @warrenkarlsson7091 Год назад +1

    Wellington, New Zealand

    • @richardvoogd705
      @richardvoogd705 Год назад

      I've been on the old one, before it was upgraded in the 1970s, and the upgraded version. ❤

  • @TRAMartig
    @TRAMartig 5 месяцев назад

    The Heidelberg Königstuhl Funicular is very interesting, it consist of two parts: The lower part from the city to the "Molkenkur" with a stop at the famous Heidelberg Castle is a very modern funicular, built in 1890, rebuilt in 1962 and completely renewed in 2004. The upper section has still its historical appearance, but was also technically updated in 2004 because of new legal requirements after the Kaprun catastrophe.

  • @Xg4531YT
    @Xg4531YT Год назад +1

    Please Hong Kong funicular peak tram

  • @Luigi-uj5ml
    @Luigi-uj5ml Год назад +1

    Are there other rack railways around the world equipped with Abt-type switches without pointers, such as the Principe - Granarolo rack railway? Thank you very much for your availability

  • @aidanlimhuadenghshs
    @aidanlimhuadenghshs Год назад +1

    probably unpopular opinion, but I find the honk kong funicular and penang, malaysia one also pretty nice and scenic. The one in penang has some cool "easter eggs" in my opinion
    edit : Yes I just realised I spelled hong kong wrongly my bad

  • @TransportManUK
    @TransportManUK 3 года назад +1

    The Lynton one in Cornwall was missed

    • @TransportManUK
      @TransportManUK 3 года назад +1

      It is the oldest funicular railway in the world, and is powered by water

  • @billythorne
    @billythorne 3 года назад +6

    if you like funiculars then you should definitely visit the Carmelit in Haifa.

  • @wiix2695
    @wiix2695 3 года назад

    Do you know how it is to be proud of seeing your origin city at the thumbnail?
    Now, i do.

  • @jsd4657
    @jsd4657 3 года назад +2

    You missed Funicular de Sant Joan in Montserrat (Barcelona). In Barcelona we have more funiculars too

  • @pt3391
    @pt3391 Год назад

    I haven't been on one since the early 90s in Ukraine. One of the few memories I have from over there

  • @losh330
    @losh330 3 года назад +2

    Los Angeles actually has a funicular called Angels Flight. Its the worlds shortest railway built in 1901. Also could you do a video on gondolas/cable cars? I know Portland has a good one.

    • @timosha21
      @timosha21  3 года назад +1

      Looking into all the footage I have of cable car/gondolas - ;)

    • @mrxman581
      @mrxman581 Год назад +1

      Indeed. It's also one of the prettiest and best preserved and maintained. It's been restored a few times. It should have been on this listed based on the others listed.

    • @billdoggonejones
      @billdoggonejones Год назад

      The Fenelon Place Elevator is another funicular which is just 2 feet shorter, and the Bayside Canadian Railway was only 220 feet long.

  • @Trento68
    @Trento68 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for the mervellous video. I would add the funicular in Innsbruck (Austria) Hungerburgbahn,

  • @edayhashim
    @edayhashim 3 года назад +4

    You missed out Penang funicular train in Malaysia. It’s 2km & with max slope of 53% & fast too. I had ridden it once & it was fun.

    • @kenaikuskokwim9694
      @kenaikuskokwim9694 3 года назад

      55% is the maximum slope for roller coaster design. Higher than that, the cars are falling, not rolling.

  • @by_feram
    @by_feram 3 года назад

    Gute Videos - PolyBahn in Zürich kenne ich sehr gut. Funicular in Kiev habe ich eben ein Film geschnitten. Bravo

  • @aussiedrives-4K
    @aussiedrives-4K 3 года назад

    Hungerburgbahn in Innsbruck, Austria. Great video!😊👍❤

  • @frdavid755
    @frdavid755 3 года назад +1

    The Lynton and Lynmouth railway in Devon, UK.

  • @mikeblatzheim2797
    @mikeblatzheim2797 3 года назад +1

    This video is definitely missing the Dresden suspended funicular, an installation from 1901 and to this day the only one of its kind anywhere on earth.

  • @transitdude3352
    @transitdude3352 3 года назад

    Trams gone wild!!!

  • @scottyerkes1867
    @scottyerkes1867 3 года назад +1

    Amazing!! Cool!! Built in the 19th and 20th centuries and still in operation!! Thanks Tim for sharing😀😀♥️♥️

  •  3 года назад

    Hello nice video!💯🍀🚂👍👏👏🙋

  • @Kitty-ix5pg
    @Kitty-ix5pg 6 месяцев назад

    You missed all of the 5 (at least) funiculars in Catalonia/uña/unya! They are:
    Montjuïc - got cool cars
    Vallvidrera
    Tibidabo/Cuca de Llum (firefly in Catalan) - very cool cars
    Gelida
    Puigcerda
    And the diagonal lift at Sants Estació. I think that counts ???

  • @ErelH
    @ErelH 3 года назад +5

    The Carmelit in Haifa. It's a 2km long underground funicular with 6 stations, and basically serves as the city's metro system. It connects to all current BRT lines in Haifa
    ruclips.net/video/WXhfPQ0GOvE/видео.html
    Haifa generally has great transit:
    3 BRT lines (2 more under construction), great rail connections (the Haifa-Tel Aviv HSR and the Haifa downtown rail tunnels were approved yesterday!), the Haifa-Technion Aerial Tramway should open in February and the Haifa-Nazareth LRT is also under construction (in some sections it'll go 100km/h!).
    And it's only the third largest city in Israel... Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are constructing wayyyyy more

  • @mikegross6107
    @mikegross6107 9 месяцев назад

    The only funicular I've ever been on was the one in Rio de Janeiro that goes up "Sugar Loaf Mtn." This is thanks to the U.S. Navy, I took the 22 minute ride to see Christ the Redeemer statue. It was a very scenic ride and worth every penny!

  • @nelsonricardo3729
    @nelsonricardo3729 3 года назад +3

    The potentially lovely urban funiculars of Lisbon are utterly ruined by graffiti (some people were raised wrong). If you do a part II, may I suggest Nazaré, Portugal, whose funicular goes up a cliffside and offers magnificent beach and ocean views?

    • @hellfiregrowler
      @hellfiregrowler 3 года назад +1

      Yup. Lisbon in general is a beautiful City but its tolerance of graffiti spoils it somewhat.

  • @kevanhubbard9673
    @kevanhubbard9673 Год назад

    Just thinking about all the countries I have been on funiculars in and it's too many but continents it is;Asia, Europe,Australia and Oceania (counting Oceania as a continent for convenience).The only one however I have been on on your video is the Bergen, Norway one.

  • @Xpninjadan
    @Xpninjadan 3 года назад

    How do these switch tracks anyways?

  • @Alain-de-Provence
    @Alain-de-Provence 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ne pas oublier le Funiculaire Côme-Brunate en Italie. 1084 mètres de long. ruclips.net/video/3Qo9gH3f9BY/видео.htmlsi=kxdk-cnNN2e9dMqo

  • @petesig93
    @petesig93 6 месяцев назад

    The Scenic Railway in the Blue Mountains, Australia is missing. Steepest in the world at 51%.
    Funiculaire de Lyon in Lyon, France running from Vieux Lyon up to the Fourviere.

  • @Inimanso
    @Inimanso 3 года назад

    In bilbao (spain)
    Technical data. Travel: 770.34 meters. Elevation: 226.49 meters. Maximum slope: 44.98%.
    Inauguration: October 7, 1915
    AND NEAR TO BILBAO IN TRAPAGARAN THIS!!!
    Travel: 1179 meters.
    Elevation: 342 meters.
    Maximum slope: 35.9,%. inaugurated on September 24, 1926

  • @vuemusicale
    @vuemusicale 3 года назад

    Polybahn of Zürich, because I know it well and good memories of it with my father when I was a kid🥰

  • @thomasschoberwalter5770
    @thomasschoberwalter5770 Год назад

    Innsbruck? Is also nice

  • @leeyixumoe9032
    @leeyixumoe9032 Год назад

    can you make another one

  • @claudioferrara4455
    @claudioferrara4455 3 года назад +1

    None of the Naples funiculars? Neither of Bergamo funiculars? And what about the three extremely scenic funiculars in Genoa? (One of which is actually a rack tramway, like Lisbon’s). Trieste also sports a spectacular rack tramway that climbs from almost sea level up to the Carso mountains.

  • @tonycoldtrain
    @tonycoldtrain 3 года назад

    A wonderful video from a talented person👊

  • @johnhood3172
    @johnhood3172 Год назад

    You missed Lynton & Lynmouth railway in north Devon England.

  • @angelalara07
    @angelalara07 2 года назад

    Funicular is good 👍🏼

  • @wiktorjamyszew5567
    @wiktorjamyszew5567 3 года назад +1

    Koyasan Cable Line has not 8 km, but only 0,8 km (800 meters, to be understandable for autor).

    • @timosha21
      @timosha21  3 года назад +1

      Yeah that is what 0:22 says --> .8km - doesn't say anywhere 8km

  • @rosemarymcbride3419
    @rosemarymcbride3419 2 года назад

    wish my city had some funiculars, we've got steep bluffs but if you're not in a car you've got to hoof it all the way up 😓

  • @magorzatasiuda9382
    @magorzatasiuda9382 3 года назад

    You missed 3 funiculars:
    1. Gdynia Funicular, it runs to Kamienna Góra (Mt. Rocks), it primarily serves disabled people
    2. Gubalowka Funicular, located in Zakopane, it is part of PKL (Polish Line Railways) network, it runs on a single track, due to being operated by two cars, it has a passing point at the halfway point,
    3. Mt Żar Funicular, located in Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, it is also part of PKL network and it uses ex-Gubałówka cars, built on the same methode (single track with passing point).

  • @leeyixumoe9032
    @leeyixumoe9032 Год назад

    Can you make Penang Funicular? it’s the Panoramic rode in the world

  • @chucklavoie674
    @chucklavoie674 3 года назад +1

    Chattanooga, Tennessee USA

    • @shanewalters4171
      @shanewalters4171 3 года назад

      Ah, you must be referring to America's Scenic Mile Line, aka Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

  • @jacktheflyboy
    @jacktheflyboy 3 года назад

    Where is the Peak Tram in Hong Kong???

  • @Fan652w
    @Fan652w 3 года назад +2

    It amazes me that you can do a video on Funiculars and not show any in the Alps! (Zurich is not in the Alps.) Just as one Swiss engineer (Nicholas Riggenbach) invented the Rack Railway, so another (Roman Abt) invented the single-track funicular with a a loop in the middle. There are examples of Abt's design all over the Alps. Some are museum pieces (like the first section of the Stanserhorn line). Others are very modern, eg the 'Metroalpin' at Saas Fee and the incredible Soosbahn mentioned by another commentator.

    • @shanewalters4171
      @shanewalters4171 3 года назад

      Keep in mind that this is his opinion, I'm sure he'll put yours in at some point :)

  • @eyeglory72
    @eyeglory72 Месяц назад

    You missed Penang hill opened in 1905 , its in the malaysia

  • @obarnabas
    @obarnabas 3 года назад +1

    Eh... Budapest and the view from the funicular going up to the castle. Should be here.

  • @kenaikuskokwim9694
    @kenaikuskokwim9694 3 года назад +1

    Hong Kong's and Dubuque's didn't make the cut. HK's has spectacular views once you reach the top, but not so much along the way. I rode it in 1985, so the view has no doubt changed!

  • @thunderbirdsspidermanfan6543
    @thunderbirdsspidermanfan6543 3 года назад

    Yess Fløibanen got 1st place baby 💓🇧🇻

  • @Любадрель-у9з
    @Любадрель-у9з 2 года назад +1

    In Nizhny Novgorod, there were two funicular lines built at the end of the 19th century and closed at the beginning of the 20th. They connected the lower (commercial) part of the city on the banks of the Volga, and went up to the city Kremlin, going under its walls. It is a pity that the systems closed so early, but at the moment, work is underway to reconstruct one of the lines, or rather, it is being built from scratch, because nothing remains of the old line

  • @NotaFakeAccount-cj6zt
    @NotaFakeAccount-cj6zt 2 года назад

    The Pittsburgh Area has the best inclines in the US, do to our coal mining infrastructure. Great view of downtown Pittsburgh.

  • @vernongoodey5096
    @vernongoodey5096 24 дня назад

    Valparaiso needs a bit of maintenance I think !!!,

  • @eranpropper160
    @eranpropper160 3 года назад +1

    This video isn't complete without the Carmelit

  • @angelalara07
    @angelalara07 2 года назад

    Funicular is good is it 👍🏼

  • @holger_p
    @holger_p 3 года назад

    The list seems to be quiet arbitrarily. What's so cool about them ? It's 10 of thousands like this.
    Switzerland alone has about 128 of them. Complete list: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_funicular_railways

  • @johnbordley5131
    @johnbordley5131 2 года назад

    Chattanooga, TN and Wiesbaden Germany (water powered)

  • @NiffyYT
    @NiffyYT 3 года назад

    Bathurst, NSW

  • @jorgefazzito1022
    @jorgefazzito1022 6 месяцев назад

    El funicular de Salzburg de alta velocidad!!!!!

  • @AlexMarshew
    @AlexMarshew 5 месяцев назад

    The most charming funiculars are in Budapest, Dresden and Genoa.

  • @henkdeblouw4169
    @henkdeblouw4169 Год назад

    Cairngorm Funicular Railway, Aviemore, Scotland. 1,970 m long, 462 m height difference

  • @nicat459
    @nicat459 2 года назад +2

    WHERE İS AZERBAİJAN?🇦🇿

  • @bobwhitenstall3148
    @bobwhitenstall3148 18 дней назад

    East cliff. Hastings, Sussex, UK

  • @Вранић-т9ь
    @Вранић-т9ь 3 года назад +1

    А где Владивосток? Hey! And where is Vladivostok???!!!!!

  • @davidvincent2758
    @davidvincent2758 10 дней назад

    Very nice, but I consider the Short German Nerobergbahn the most beautiful funicular - it‘s still water balanced en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerobergbahn

  • @paulettemyers1115
    @paulettemyers1115 Год назад

    The shortest and steepest funicular is in Dubuque, Iowa.

  • @AtoZbyLocalBus
    @AtoZbyLocalBus 3 года назад

    I have never seen a Funicular Railway that cloud fit a car into it. Must of the ones I have been on, were just for people.

    • @stanislavkostarnov2157
      @stanislavkostarnov2157 3 года назад

      in the Urals, there is one that can fit a small ferry (takes them atop the local dam, using some of the generated electricity)
      the main point of the dam was always Flood-control, so it always produced more energy than it could get out to civilization anyhow... they planned to make a electro-smelting plant nearby, but it never got built due to late USSR early RF chaos, so the local big-men decided to built funicular system instead... must've loved funiculars...

  • @Duck-wc9de
    @Duck-wc9de 3 года назад

    I use lisbon funiculars everyday and OMG who choose a narrow valey to build a city was an idiot. the hills kill me.

  • @KHANGTRAN-ol8xy
    @KHANGTRAN-ol8xy 9 месяцев назад

    😊

  • @barrypurslow8320
    @barrypurslow8320 3 года назад

    Great Orme railway in llandudno Wales

  • @Giorgikvernadze9092
    @Giorgikvernadze9092 6 месяцев назад

    Where is tbilisi funicular?

  • @にうに-d8c
    @にうに-d8c 22 дня назад

    小さな車両もあり、遊園地のアトラクションのようだ

  • @radicaledwards3449
    @radicaledwards3449 3 года назад

    There is a funicular in The city of London that is a few metres long.

  • @tallslimguy
    @tallslimguy 3 года назад +2

    Lisbon Portugal - ruined by dreadful graffiti 🥺

  • @natwix_Officiel
    @natwix_Officiel 6 месяцев назад

    the world's first funicular is located in Lyon, France

  • @claudio6493
    @claudio6493 3 года назад

    Where is the funicular of Como /Brunate? in the north of Italy come on !!!!!!!!! ;-)

  • @ymerll
    @ymerll Год назад

    There are two in istanbul.

  • @danielstorm6419
    @danielstorm6419 3 года назад

    Karlsruhe Durlach Turmbergbahn :-)

  • @doom244
    @doom244 3 года назад

    Sometimes I'm sure Japan is always on the list😂

    • @timosha21
      @timosha21  3 года назад

      It certainly has a lot of interesting transit out there!!

  • @Killer_uv1
    @Killer_uv1 Год назад

    bro u didnt have seen the budapest funicular

  • @thealgwhite
    @thealgwhite 3 года назад

    Penang Malaysia

  • @davidpanton3192
    @davidpanton3192 3 года назад

    No 7 is so short (under 100 yards) you wonder why they bothered!

    • @mrxman581
      @mrxman581 Год назад

      Angel's Flight in Los Angeles is even shorter. They built ut due to the extreme difference in street height over a short distance. There are stairs too but it's a workout and take you nuch longer to climb the hill to get to the next neighborhood street.

  • @РобертВуд-ъ3ю
    @РобертВуд-ъ3ю 3 года назад

    Where are the funiculars of Lithuania, Georgia and Azerbaijan, they are better than all those presented in the video!