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Belleville funicular tramway

Index Belleville funicular tramway

The Belleville funicular tramway (tramway funiculaire de Belleville) was a cable car which from 1891 to 1924 connected the Place de la République in Paris to the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville, on a hill in the Belleville quarter. [1]

45 relations: Apaches (subculture), Belleville (commune), Brake pad, Cable car (railway), Canal Saint-Martin, Centime, Circa, Concession (contract), Corliss steam engine, Corps of Bridges, Waters and Forests, Déclaration d'utilité publique, Deformation (mechanics), Departmental council (France), Fantômas, Flat rate, France, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Funicular, Gas lighting, Grid plan, Issy-les-Moulineaux, La Vie du Rail, Marcel Allain, Mekarski system, Minister of Public Works (France), Minister of the Interior (France), Paris, Paris Métro, Paris Métro Line 11, Parking brake, Passing loop, Pierre Souvestre, Place de la République, Railway coupling, RATP Group, Rue de Belleville, San Francisco, San Francisco cable car system, Scrap, Seine (department), Single-track railway, Track (rail transport), Tram, Voie ferrée d'intérêt local, World War I.

Apaches (subculture)

Les Apaches was a Parisian Belle Époque violent criminal underworld subculture of early 20th-century hooligans, night muggers, street gangs and other criminals.

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Belleville (commune)

Belleville was a French commune (municipality) in the Seine département, lying immediately east of Paris, France.

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Brake pad

Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications.

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Cable car (railway)

A cable car (cable tram elsewhere, apart from North America) is a type of cable transportation used for mass transit where rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed.

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Canal Saint-Martin

The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.

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Centime

Centime (from centesimus) is French for "cent", and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco and France).

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Circa

Circa, usually abbreviated c., ca. or ca (also circ. or cca.), means "approximately" in several European languages (and as a loanword in English), usually in reference to a date.

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Concession (contract)

A concession or concession agreement is a grant of rights, land or property by a government, local authority, corporation, individual or other legal entity.

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Corliss steam engine

A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and named after the American engineer George Henry Corliss of Providence, Rhode Island.

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Corps of Bridges, Waters and Forests

The Corps des ponts, des eaux et des forêts (in english "Corps of Bridges, Waters and Forests") is a technical Grand Corps of the French State (grand corps de l'Etat).

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Déclaration d'utilité publique

A déclaration d'utilité publique, or declaration of public utility, is a formal recognition in French law that a proposed project has public benefits.

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Deformation (mechanics)

Deformation in continuum mechanics is the transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration.

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Departmental council (France)

The departmental councils (French: conseil départemental) of France are assemblies of the departments, elected by universal suffrage.

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Fantômas

Fantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).

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Flat rate

A flat fee, also referred to as a flat rate or a linear rate, refers to a pricing structure that charges a single fixed fee for a service, regardless of usage.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Fulgence Bienvenüe

Fulgence Bienvenüe (27 January 1852 – 3 August 1936) was a noted French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro, and has been called "Le Père du Métro" (Father of the Metro).

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Funicular

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.

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Gas lighting

Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas.

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Grid plan

The grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid.

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Issy-les-Moulineaux

Issy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine.

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La Vie du Rail

La Vie du Rail (Railway Life) is a French publishing group headquartered in Auray, which specialises in magazines and books about rail transport, and transport more generally.

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Marcel Allain

Marcel Allain (15 September 1885 – 25 August 1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas.

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Mekarski system

The Mekarski system was a compressed-air propulsion system for trams invented by Louis Mékarski or Louis Mékarsky (the correct spelling is uncertain) in the 1870s.

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Minister of Public Works (France)

The Minister of Public Works was a cabinet member in the Government of France.

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Minister of the Interior (France)

The Minister of the Interior (Ministre de l'Intérieur) is an important position in the Government of France.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Paris Métro

The Paris Métro, short for Métropolitain (Métro de Paris), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area.

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Paris Métro Line 11

Paris Métro Line 11 is one of 16 Paris métro lines, France.

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Parking brake

In road vehicles, the parking brake, also called hand brake, emergency brake, or e-brake, is used to keep the vehicle stationary and in many cases also perform an emergency stop.

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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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Pierre Souvestre

Pierre Souvestre (1 June 1874 – 26 February 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races.

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Place de la République

The Place de la République (formerly known as the Place du Château d'Eau) is a square in Paris, located on the border between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements.

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Railway coupling

A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism for connecting rolling stock in a train.

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RATP Group

The RATP Group (French: Groupe RATP), also known as the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (English: Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transports), is a state-owned public transport operator and maintainer headquartered in Paris, France.

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Rue de Belleville

Rue de Belleville is a street in the 19th and 20th arrondissement of Paris.

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San Francisco

San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

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San Francisco cable car system

The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Seine (department)

Seine was a department of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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Track (rail transport)

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Voie ferrée d'intérêt local

In France, a voie ferrée d'intérêt local (Railway of Local Interest), abbreviated VFIL, is a secondary railway constructed by a local administrative division, serving sparsely populated rural areas.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_funicular_tramway

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