Here are the facts on the Lisbon line that were destroyed

A famous jacketing railway crash in Lisbon will decrease as one of the worst public transport accidents in Portugal’s history. Sixteen people were killed and 21, including Al -Kindy.

Railway cars operate in highly slope streets in the city center and are very popular among the locals and tourists. Here are the facts about these transit lines and the incident that is being investigated.

How did this happen?

The reason is unknown yet. There was speculation that the cable picked up or the brakes was wrong, but the investigation of its early stages and nothing was determined.

The railway is called ASCENSOR DA Gloria, or The Gloria Lift, called the street name, Calcada Da Gloria, which it works on. The course is 265 meters long on the railway path. There is an opening between the tracks, inside the cable that connects the cars together.

In one image of the accident, the cable appears to have been separated from the power of the train.

Deviation and collapse occurred about 50 meters before the bottom, where the line takes a turn.

There was a deviation in 2018 due to an unannounced technical problem that included the cable, but there were no injuries in this accident.

Wounded wounded in Lisbon

There are three ponds in Lisbon. Gloria, which was shattered is the most popular. It connects the center of Lisbon to the highest terrace that provides panoramic views of the city, and Bairro Alto, which is rich in nightlife.

Gloria moved about three million people per year. Its ride and walking in the sharp streets are necessary activities for tourists who visit the city. The other two are bica and lavra. The three were built in the 1880s.

Inside the train cars, there are two long wooden seats along a corridor with the appearance of the windows, all on the same horizontal level. The base of the car is longer at the bottom end to compensate for the slope of more than 17 percent.

How does Surouli work?

The gravitational idea and weight balancing two cars are used to escalate and below the hills. The two cars are connected to each other with a cable. While the gravitational is withdrawn one car, the car is balanced.

Gravity does a lot of work, but not all. Energy is still required. Lisbon lines were used when it opened in 1885. This was later replaced by steam power, then in 1914 it was electrified.

Electric power lines work over the line, such as any train or electric train. Cables that connect cars under the street.

How common is mountain railways?

In addition to the three in Lisbon, at least four others are in Portugal. Throughout Europe, there is a lot. The mountainous regions of Switzerland, Austria and Germany each have dozens of them.

Throughout the world, there are hundreds of oblique stream. Canada only has a few. One of the most famous in the city of Quebec, which extends from the Frontenac to the Lower Old City.

It dates back to the late nineteenth century, and it suffers from a deadly accident in its history. In 1996, he picked up a cable, and sent one of the cars that crashed down the line. A British woman was killed and more than ten others were injured.

However, the Quebec city line is previously previously. After the accident, it was rebuilt and updated as a oblique elevator. The system is similar to a series, but in this case, every train operates independently. Cables and parallels are still used, but cars do not depend on each other.