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Funicular and Rack railway

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Difference between Funicular and Rack railway

Funicular vs. Rack railway

A funicular is one of the modes of transport, along with a cable railway and an inclined elevator, which uses a cable traction for movement on a steep slope. A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

Similarities between Funicular and Rack railway

Funicular and Rack railway have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cable railway, Carl Roman Abt, Funiculì, Funiculà, Grade (slope), Mount Vesuvius, Mountain railway, Rack railway, Steep grade railway, Switzerland, Volcano.

Cable railway

A cable railway (also known as an incline or inclined plane) is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable, rope or chain wound about a cable winch system (similar to a ski lift mechanism) powered by a stationary engine to haul trains on adversely steep grades.

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Carl Roman Abt

Carl Roman Abt (16 July 1850 – 1 May 1933Herring, Peter (2000).) was a Swiss mechanical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur.

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Funiculì, Funiculà

"Funiculì, Funiculà" is a famous Neapolitan song composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza to lyrics by Peppino Turco.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius (Monte Vesuvio; Vesuvio; Mons Vesuvius; also Vesevus or Vesaevus in some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore.

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Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

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Steep grade railway

A steep grade railway is a railway that ascends and descends a slope that has a steep grade.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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Funicular and Rack railway Comparison

Funicular has 141 relations, while Rack railway has 213. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 2.82% = 10 / (141 + 213).

References

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