10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNICULAR RAILWAY»
Discover the use of
funicular railway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
funicular railway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amazing & Extraordinary
Railway Facts
The most recent, the Cairngorm Funicular Railway near Aviemore, was
openedin2001 to replace the existing chair lifts. Many cliff railwayshave long
since closed but some are stilloperating today and there are even plansfor more
tobe built.
2
Tourism, Leisure and Recreation
Since 1987, the Cairngorm Chairlift Company had been trying to win approval for
a scheme to develop a funicular railway to just below the summit of Cairn Gorm
which would scar the landscape forever - although it would encourage more ...
3
Montserrat: Official Guide
To St. John's Chapel (Sant Joan) on the funicular railway We begin our trip from
the Abbot Oliba Square (alt. 710 m.|, as before. To go to St. lohn's (976 m.), we
have three choices. We will begin here with our recommendation: taking the ...
4
Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport ...
It was developed as a convalescent centre, sanatorium and recreational resort for
the European elite. construct a funicular railway. This was possibly a cheaper
option than building a well-graded road which, in view of the physical features of
...
Ric Francis, Colin Ganley, 2006
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Wales and West Central England
I . Aberystwyth. Cliff. Railway. The Cliff Railway at the northern end of
Aberystwyth promenade was built for the Aberystwyth Improvement Company
and opened on 1 August 1896. It is a funicular railway. The two passenger cars
run on parallel ...
6
Loving Against the Odds: Women's Writing in English in a ...
The message from this metaphor reiterates the dialectic perspective as it
remembers the Tiberio-strategy for torture: The funicular railway, completed in
1906, connects the harbour to the main square, and its sheer, vertiginous ascent
is a kind ...
7
International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno ...
... Carriages (Funicular railway — ) V0164 С 0150 Carriages (Platforms for
railway-) Р0482 С 0614 Concertina vestibules [joining railway carnages] S 0326
D0038 Deflectors (Spark-) for locomotives Р0117 D0236 Doors (Railway
carriage—) ...
The funicular railway, which runs 2km up the mountainside and now offers
considerably easier access, was opened on 17 September 2001. Much of this
walk consists of a tough climb up the mountain slope, but once up in the pretty
village ...
9
The National and Religious Song Reader: Patriotic, ...
To celebrate the completion of a funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius near
Naples, this song with a funicular title was created in 1880. Luigi Denza (1846-
1922), a noted Italian composer, composed the jubilant and hard-driving melody
and G.
William Emmett Studwell, 1996
10
Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939-45
The only direct route up the mountain was by a funicular railway, which would
hardly be suitable for a surprise assault; but aerial reconnaissance revealed that
close to the hotel on the plateau there was a level area that looked as if it might ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNICULAR RAILWAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
funicular railway is used in the context of the following news items.
Get Locked up in Heidelberg, Germany For Fun
... “a guide, accommodation, castle ticket and funicular railway ride.” Also included is a three-course dinner at the restaurant Mensurstube At the ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
John Barrymore's Once-Glam Beverly Crest Estate Hasn't Been …
When Lionel was confined to a wheelchair due to his arthritis, he had a small funicular railway put in to take him down to the pool. Either a ... «Curbed LA, Jul 15»
Ultralight plane pilot dies in Swiss mountain crash
... the village of Gruyères in the Gruyère cheese-making region and is a popular tourist destination, served by a funicular railway and cable car. «The Local.ch, Jul 15»
Celebrating momentous occasion on the Matterhorn
From Zermatt a funicular railway in a tunnel whisks you up to Sunnegga. If you can manage to bypass the restaurant, cable cars take you on ... «Strathspey & Badenoch Herald, Jul 15»
Athens – 7 hidden gems to explore around Greece's ancient capital
And if tourists do go there, they usually take the funicular railway at Odos Aristippou (Aristippou Street) in the Kolonaki neighborhood. To avoid ... «BizNews, Jul 15»
Quirky, charming and full of surprises - that's Budapest
From here it is a short walk from the delightful Castle District, which can be accessed via a quaint wood-panelled funicular railway. «Darlington and Stockton Times, Jun 15»
Salzburg: top four family activities
Festungsbahn funicular railway. This runs from the Old Town up to the Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Prince-Archbishops' medieval castle. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Campaigners continue battle for chairlift
The contraption which would transport visitors up the steep slopes near Traquir is a cross between a gondola and a funicular railway. «Peeblesshire News, Jun 15»
Perak defends cable car project
On fears the project would become a white elephant, Nolee said the Langkawi cable car and Penang Hill funicular railway had proven to be ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
Quirky charm of Budapest
From here it is a short walk from the delightful Castle District, which can be accessed via a quaint wood-panelled funicular railway. «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
