Istanbul Tünel, underground "funicular" railway

[Mark_Lester]

How does this railway work ?

From what I can work out, this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tünel
used to be a "cable car". There were two trains, fixed on the ends of cables, with a steam engine pulling the cable either way, and the two would balance each other (I'm sure there's a technical name for this yoyo cable operation).

Anyway, it now says that since it was electrified in the 70s, it now runs on rubber tyres! and is presumably adhesion. I guess the trench where the cables used to ride now holds an electric rail now.

Is that about right ?

 

[Firesprite]

How does this railway work ?

From what I can work out, this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tünel
used to be a "cable car". There were two trains, fixed on the ends of cables, with a steam engine pulling the cable either way, and the two would balance each other (I'm sure there's a technical name for this yoyo cable operation).

Anyway, it now says that since it was electrified in the 70s, it now runs on rubber tyres! and is presumably adhesion. I guess the trench where the cables used to ride now holds an electric rail now.

Is that about right ?

Still a balanced cable system, Steam engine replaced with a electric motor

Full details here
http://www.funimag.com/funimag26/Istanbul-Tunel03.htm

 

[Mark_Lester]

Still a balanced cable system, Steam engine replaced with a electric motor

Full details here
http://www.funimag.com/funimag26/Istanbul-Tunel03.htm

many thanks, great site.

 

[Yew]

Didn't the clockwork orange use this system in the past?

 

[Mark_Lester]

and so a funicular is, by definition, a thing on string. though he doesnt include the san fransisco tram, which I am amazed just doesnt just burr the cable.
but he does include these lisbon elevadors, which i see have a slot in the middle for the cable.
thanks again.

 

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Same System as the Wellington Cable car

 

[PaxVobiscum]

Didn't the clockwork orange use this system in the past?

If that's a reference to the Glasgow Subway no-one here ever calls it that (except for the less intellectually-challenging newspapers).

The Subway was indeed originally cable hauled (before even my time!)