Top 10 funicular railways- in pictures

  • This picture taken on June 20, 2013 in Hong Kong shows a tramway on its way up to the peak in front of the city's skyline. AFP
    This picture taken on June 20, 2013 in Hong Kong shows a tramway on its way up to the peak in front of the city's skyline. AFP
  • A Budapest Castle Hill Funicular car, at the terminal point of Adam Clark Square near the oldest Hungarian bridge, the Chain Bridge, in 2010. AFP
    A Budapest Castle Hill Funicular car, at the terminal point of Adam Clark Square near the oldest Hungarian bridge, the Chain Bridge, in 2010. AFP
  • The funicular railway on the park in Baku, Azerbaijan. Getty Images
    The funicular railway on the park in Baku, Azerbaijan. Getty Images
  • Mendel Funicular, Italy. Photo: Hubert Berberich/ Wikimedia
    Mendel Funicular, Italy. Photo: Hubert Berberich/ Wikimedia
  • Stoos, Morschach, Schwyz, Switzerland.
    Stoos, Morschach, Schwyz, Switzerland.
  • Mount Niesen funicular. Photo: Xavier von Erlach/ Unsplash
    Mount Niesen funicular. Photo: Xavier von Erlach/ Unsplash
  • Old Quebec Funicular, in Canada. The funicular links the Upper Town to the Lower Town.
    Old Quebec Funicular, in Canada. The funicular links the Upper Town to the Lower Town.
  • Snow near the funicular of Montmartre below the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris, on February 8, 2018. AFP
    Snow near the funicular of Montmartre below the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris, on February 8, 2018. AFP
  • The Flying Dutchman Funicular railway backdrop of Diaz Beach Cape of Good Hope. Image from 2005.
    The Flying Dutchman Funicular railway backdrop of Diaz Beach Cape of Good Hope. Image from 2005.
  • Tourists wearing protective face masks take a ride on the 'Gelmerbahn' funicular near the Grimsel pass road above Guttannen in Berne, Switzerland. With an inclination of up to 106 per cent, this funicular is the steepest of its kind in Europe. EPA
    Tourists wearing protective face masks take a ride on the 'Gelmerbahn' funicular near the Grimsel pass road above Guttannen in Berne, Switzerland. With an inclination of up to 106 per cent, this funicular is the steepest of its kind in Europe. EPA