The Swiss president, who has a fear of heights, took the trip surprisingly well, and on reaching her destination, said, “What we do in politics is trivial in comparison to this work,” adding the ride ...

In the Swiss Alps, riders are practically carried up the slope in a straight vertical line at the world’s steepest railway in Switzerland. The snow-covered mountain peaks are no match for a ...

The world's steepest funicular railway, or cliff railway, is now up and running in the Swiss Alps. Just over a mile long (1,720 meters), the railway begins in a valley near Schwyz, Switzerland. It ...

They might not boast the latest cutting-edge technology, nor run along miles and miles of track, but throughout centuries, funicular railways have become a fascinating vintage mode of transport, as ...

Iconic funicular — or a railway on a hillside or mountainside — Angels Flight in Los Angeles will finally reopen this week after being closed for over three years. This railway that connects Hill and ...

The operators of the funicular train said as Stoneway Passage in Bridgnorth's Low Town is the only means of access to the ...

At least 17 people have died and 18 more were injured after one of Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway cars derailed and crashed into a building. Funiculars like the Elevador da Glória are specifically ...

The funicular train was closed from Monday at the request of contractors who had been asked to undertake concrete at the historic attraction connecting the two halves of the town. However, after three ...