Description of railroad built at Barcelona, to render Montjuich heights accessible to residents and to visitors to Exposition; 760 m. long and rises 80 m. in elevation; maximum grade 18 per cent; cars travel 0.80 m. per sec., making round trip in 4 min.; d.c. current at 750 volts is used; hand-operated brake, automatic safety brake, and electromagnetic brake.
Montjuich Funicular railroad
El funicular de Montjuich
Revista de Orbas Publicas ; 78 , n 7
1929
183 pages
5 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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