What is the English name for a cable car?

Cable car is the usual term in British English, where tramway generally refers to a railed street tramway. In American English, cable car may additionally refer to a cable-pulled street tramway with detachable vehicles (e.g., San Francisco's cable cars).



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A funicular (/fju?'n?kj?l?r, f(j)?-, f(j)?-/) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope.

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A cable car is superficially similar to a funicular, but differs from such a system in that its cars are not permanently attached to the cable and can stop independently, whereas a funicular has cars that are permanently attached to the propulsion cable, which is itself stopped and started.

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Gondolas, also known as cable cars, consist of different cabins connected to a thick cable that is constantly circulating between its low and high point. Tramways have two large passenger cabins that shuttle up and down on a fixed moving cable.

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But, there's a simple test to distinguish streetcars from cable cars: If it runs on steel rails with a trolley pole connected to an overhead wire above, it's a streetcar. If it runs on steel rails with an open slot between them, and no overhead wires, it's a cable car.

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The use of cable-propelled transit (think gondolas!) is on the rise. This technology moves people in motor-less, engine-less vehicles that are propelled by a steel cable, commonly called a ropeway.

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A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in USA) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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These aerial lifts are also called cable cars. They look nothing like Venetian gondola boats. They've just borrowed the name. That may be because of their use to ferry tourists to new heights.

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A Funicular Railway is just that, fun. Also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, a funicular railway normally solves the problem of transporting people up extremely steep slopes. They've been used for hundreds of years and are an extraordinary feat of ingenuity.

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