- Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau, or Pau Funicular, is a funicular railway in the city of Pau in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques "département" of southwesternFrance . It links theBoulevard des Pyrénées , on the level of the city centre and theChâteau de Pau , to Pau railway station in the valley below.Based on a translation of the article from the French Wikipedia.]The funicular was brought into service in 1908. The current cabins date from 1961 and were refurbished at the end of 2006. The service has been free since 1978.Based on a translation of the article from the French Wikipedia.]
The funicular has the following technical parameters:Based on a translation of the article from the French Wikipedia.] cite web | url = http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/9909/datas.php | title = Lift-Database : Pau | publisher = Lift-World.info | accessdate = February 19 | accessyear = 2007 ]
*Length: "103 metres"
*Height: "26 metres"
*Maximum steepness: "30 %"
*Capacity: "30 passengers per car"References
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