from the historic narrow-gauge Renon Railway to Italy's steepest funicular, the Mendola Funicular. Another way to see the sights of the Dolomites by train is to ascend the Renon Mountains in a ...

Gelmerbahn in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, is the steepest funicular in Europe. It has an inclination of up to 106% and a 1,028m (3,373ft) long track. It takes you to the Gelmer Valley 1860m ...

To celebrate its reopening in August, let’s take a look at a few famous funicular railways, beginning with a definition. [2] The word is derived from the Latin funiculus, meaning “rope” or ...