Funicular vs. Inclined Elevator

Started by poloxskier, Feb 24 2005 02:13 PM

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#1 poloxskier

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Posted 24 February 2005 - 02:13 PM

I noticed that we were starting to go off topic in the Ogden topic so I opened this one because I would like to know in greater depth what the differences are.

In my experience traditional funiculars have two cars that counterweight each other so that the motor horsepower doesnt have to be very high as the only requirement is that it moves the weight of passengers. I think there are some that are one car with a counterweight as well. All of the inclined elevators that I have encountered were not counterweighted but were rather just hauled up the sloped track. I'm not sure if this is the exact definition but thats been what I have enountered.

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#2 Duck

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Posted 24 February 2005 - 02:25 PM

http://www.funimag.c...entSections.htm

(Note about half the systems mentioned aren't counterweighted)

To me:

Offline motor + haul rope = Funicular

Onboard motor + rack rail or other mode of traction = Inclined Elevator

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This post has been edited by Duck: 24 February 2005 - 02:25 PM