Switzerland has several funicular railways. The most notable is the Stoosbahn – the steepest funicular in the world. It ...

Funiculars like the Elevador da Glória are specifically designed to travel up and down a steep slope — and that novelty factor makes them popular with tourists.

(CNN) — At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on ...

At least 15 people are dead after a funicular cable railway went out of control and crashed in the centre of Lisbon.

Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday evening in Lisbon when its iconic 140-year-old Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building. The Portuguese prime minister has de ...

The company operating the capital's funiculars says it's investigating claims the vehicle was given the all-clear on the day ...

Initial findings reveal the whole incident happened in just 50 seconds, with the funicular crashing at a speed of 60 kilometres an hour.

It is unclear what caused the crash in which 16 people died and more than 20 were injured, including many foreign nationals.

At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on ...