tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post3005907812236653120..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Funchal Funicular Fill-out (1)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-54500471516804323322017-04-28T07:55:00.883+01:002017-04-28T07:55:00.883+01:00PS According to Portuguese Wikipedia, the line has...PS According to Portuguese Wikipedia, the line has been in decline since a boiler explosion in 1919 and a derailment in 1932, the lack of tourists during the War finished it off. While some of the material indeed went for scrap some of it was used in the rehabilitation of the Bom Jesus funicular at Braga in 1946. This line, built in 1870 and still running today, looks intriguing: it is, I believe, a true funicular yet has a rack between the rails - very odd!Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-87704134189106040832017-04-28T07:46:00.724+01:002017-04-28T07:46:00.724+01:00I'm not sure about rails being sold for the wa...I'm not sure about rails being sold for the war effort as Portugal was neutral in WW2. However I believe that the company had been struggling for years, and there can't have been many (British) tourists visiting in 1943!Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com