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What name is given to a railway in which a cable attached to a pair of vehicles on rails moves them up and down.......

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What name is given to a railway in which a cable attached to a pair of vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other?

posted Nov 6, 2023 by Sandeep Bedi

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Funicular
"Funicular" derives from the Latin word for rope.

answer Nov 7, 2023 by Varuna Magar
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