cable railway

noun

1. a railway on which the cars are pulled by a moving cable under the roadway.

cable railway

noun

1. a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor

Word History and Origins

Origin of cable railway¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon's famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening.

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At least three people have been killed and 20 others injured after Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular cable railway derailed and crashed, emergency services said.

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To reach it, many would ride on the funicular - a type of cable railway - which had a stop just for hotel residents.

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A family in the U.K. has one of the country’s smallest funicular railways – a type of cable railway system on an incline – at their home.

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Today, the only such manually operated cable railway in the world is, of course, in San Francisco, where 27 single cars propel no trailers.

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