Travels: Funiculars

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British Isles

England

"traditional"

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway	3' 8" (1118mm)	two track	1991-06-15 (Severn Valley Railway)
Hastings: East Hill Lift	5' (1524mm)	two track	2004-11-13 (HDL: "The Hastings Time Traveller")
Hastings: West Hill Lift	6' (1829mm)	two track	2004-11-13 (HDL: "The Hastings Time Traveller")
Lynton Cliff Railway	3' 9" (1143mm)	two track	unknown
Southend Cliff Lift	4' 6" (1372mm)	one track	2017-07-15

inclined lifts

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Greenford: station lift	?	one track	2021-12-28 \| 2022-12-06
London: Farringdon lift E	?	one track	2022-08-22
London: Farringdon lift F	?	one track	2022-08-22
London: Liverpool Street lift F	?	one track	2022-05-24
London: Liverpool Street lift G	?	one track	2022-11-08

cable-hauled systems

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Birmingham: Air-Rail Link	?	two track	2008-11-15 \| 2012-02-19
Luton DART	?	two track	2025-05-26

Wales

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Ebbw Vale	??	one track	2019-02-04 (incl. BLS: "The Looe Brush")
Llechwedd Slate Caverns	3' (914mm)	one track	2005-05-23 Jeremy's Stag Weekend

Scotland

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Cairngorm Mountain Railway	2000mm	one track, loop

Austria

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Graz: Schlossbergbahn	metre	one track, loop	2008-08-12 (Desperate Tours: "The Terminator") \| 2020-09-03
Hochosterwitz: Schrägbahn	?	one track	2019-07-29
Innsbruck: Hungerbergbahn	standard	one track, loop	2018-08-21

Croatia

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Zagreb: Uspinjača	1200mm	two track	2014-04-05 (PTG: "Rail Wonders of Croatia and Bosnia")

Czech Republic

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Praha: Petřín	standard	one track, loop	2004-08-30 "The Austro-Hungarian"

France

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Paris: Montmartre (first)	1440mm	two track	1980-05-25 (Mullion School Paris Visit)
Paris: Montmartre (second)	standard	two track	1996-04-02
Lyon: Fourvière	1300mm	one track, loop?	1989-09-08 InterRail

Germany

"traditional"

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Bad Herrenalb: Bergbahn Falkenburg	?	one track	2011-04-26
Heidelberg: Heidelberger Bergbahn (lower)	metre	one track, loop	2011-04-26
Schwarzenberg (Erzg.): Schrägaufzug	?	one track	2014-08-16 IBSE: "Erzgebirgsbahn Rundreise"

inclined lifts

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Berlin: Innsbrucker Platz S-Bahn station lift	?	one track	2023-08-04

Hungary

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Budapest: castle	standard	two track	2004-08-23 "The Austro-Hungarian"

Italy

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Bergamo: Città Alta	metre	two track	2013-08-26 "Three Days, Four Countries"
Bergamo: San Vigilio	metre	one track	2013-08-26 "Three Days, Four Countries"
Trieste: Opicina tram	standard	one/two track	2025-09-17 Interrail

Lithuania

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Vilnius: castle	?	one track	2013-05-26 (PTG: "Rail Wonders of Lithuania")

Luxembourg

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Luxembourg: Kirchberg north side	standard	one track, loop	2025-06-25 Germany: Saarbrücken - Trier - Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Kirchberg south side	standard	one track, loop	2019-10-13 (IBSE: "Abschied vom VT 628.4 im Saarland") \| 2025-06-25 Germany: Saarbrücken - Trier - Luxembourg

Norway

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Bergen: Fløibanen	metre	one track, loop	2017-08-25 "Pining For The Fjords"

Portugal

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Braga: Bom Jesus	standard	two track	2000-09-02
Lisboa: Bica	900mm	two track	1997-05-21 (holiday) \| 2002-01-29 (PTG: "The Salamanca Salamander") \| 2004-02-03 (PTG: "Papa Tango Gulf")
Lisboa: Gloria	900mm	two track	1999-06-28 (PTG: "The Alentejo Reborn") \| 2000-06-02 (PTG: "Figueira It Out") \| 2000-08-29 (holiday) \| 2001-09-15, 2001-09-17 (holiday) \| 2002-01-28 (PTG: "The Salamanca Salamander") \| 2009-02-03 (PTG: "Tenth Anniversary Reunion")
Lisboa: Lavra	900mm	two track	1999-06-29 (PTG: "The Alentejo Reborn")
Porto: Guindais	?	one track, loop	2009-01-30 (PTG: "Tenth Anniversary Reunion")

Slovenia

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Ljubljanski Grad	?	one track	2009-06-24 (PTG: "The Slovenian Spanka") \| 2013-03-07 "They Tried To Make Me Go to NoHAB"

Spain

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Barcelona: Montjuic	1200mm	one track, loop	1996-04-22 \| 2016-12-09
Bilbao: Monte Artxanda	?	one track, loop	2006-04-30 (PTG: "Clear the FEVE")
Bulnes	?	one track, loop	2003-10-27 ADL: "Roving La Robla"
Montserrat: Sant Joan	metre	one track, loop	2016-12-10
Montserrat: Santa Cova	metre	one track, loop	2016-12-10
Vallvidrera	metre	one track, loop	2015-08-26

Switzerland

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
HB: Harderbahn	metre	one track, loop	1989-09-13 InterRail: Interlaken
MBC: Cossonay-Penthalaz - Cossonay-Ville	metre	one track, loop	2023-07-09 Switzerland
SMC: Sierre - Montana	metre	one track, loop	2017-08-01 Switzerland & Austria
TG: Territet - Glion	metre	one track, loop	1997-07-27 Helvetia
TN: Fun'ambule (Neuchâtel)	?	two track?	2010-06-26 Europe
TPF: Fribourg: St. Pierre - Neuveville	1200mm	one track, loop	2023-07-05 Switzerland
Trümmelbachfälle	?	one track	2023-07-04 Switzerland

Turkey

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
İstanbul: Taksim (F1)	?	one track, loop	2012-04-07
İstanbul: Tunel	1980mm	one track, loop	2012-04-07

Australia

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Katoomba: Scenic Railway	?	one track	2007-08-22

Canada

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Québec: Vieux-Québec	2' 10" (864mm)	two track	2012-05-05

New Zealand

Railway	Gauge	Type	Days
Wellington: Kelburn Cable Car	metre	one track, loop	2007-09-01

By Date

Date	Railway
unknown	[GB] Lynton Cliff Railway
1980-05-25	[FR] Paris: Montmartre
1989-09-08	[FR] Lyon: Fourvière
1989-09-13	[CH] Harderbahn
1991-06-15	[GB] Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
1996-04-02	[FR] Paris: Montmartre
1996-04-22	[ES] Barcelona: Montjuic
1997-05-21	[PT] Lisboa: Bica
1997-07-27	[CH] TG
1999-06-28	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
1999-06-29	[PT] Lisboa: Lavra
2000-06-02	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2000-08-29	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2000-09-02	[PT] Braga: Bom Jesus
2001-09-15	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2001-09-17	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2002-01-28	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2002-01-29	[PT] Lisboa: Bica
2003-10-27	[ES] Bulnes
2004-02-03	[PT] Lisboa: Bica
2004-08-23	[HU] Budapest: castle
2004-08-30	[CZ] Praha: Petřín
2004-11-13	[GB] Hastings: East Cliff, West Cliff
2005-05-23	[GB] Llechwedd Slate Caverns
2006-04-30	[ES] Bilbao: Monte Artxanda
2007-08-22	[AU] Katoomba: Scenic Railway
2007-09-01	[NZ] Wellington: Kelburn Cable Car
2008-08-12	[AT] Graz: Schlossbergbahn
2009-01-30	[PT] Porto: Guindais
2009-02-03	[PT] Lisboa: Gloria
2009-06-24	[SI] Ljubljanski Grad
2010-06-26	[CH] TN: Fun'ambule (Neuchâtel)
2011-04-26	[DE] Bad Herrenalb: Bergbahn Falkenburg; Heidelberg: Heidelberger Bergbahn
2012-04-07	[TR] İstanbul: Taksim (F1), Tunel
2012-05-05	[CA] Québec: Vieux-Québec
2013-03-07	[SI] Ljubljanski Grad
2013-05-26	[LT] Vilnius: castle
2013-08-26	[IT] Bergamo: Città Alta, San Vigilio
2014-04-05	[HR] Zagreb: Uspinjača
2014-08-16	[DE] Schwarzenberg (Erzg.): Schrägaufzug
2015-08-26	[ES] Vallvidrera
2016-12-09	[ES] Barcelona: Montjuic
2016-12-10	[ES] Montserrat: Sant Joan, Santa Cova
2017-07-15	[GB] Southend Cliff Lift
2017-08-01	[CH] SMC
2017-08-25	[NO] Bergen: Fløibanen
2018-08-21	[AT] Innsbruck: Hungerbergbahn
2019-02-04	[GB] Ebbw Vale
2019-07-29	[AT] Hochosterwitz: Schrägbahn
2019-10-13	[LU] Kirchberg: south side
2020-09-03	[AT] Graz: Schlossbergbahn
2021-12-28	[GB] Greenford: station lift
2022-05-24	[GB] London: Liverpool Street lift F
2022-08-22	[GB] London: Farringdon lifts E and F
2022-11-08	[GB] London: Liverpool Street lift G
2023-07-04	[CH] Trümmelbachfälle
2023-07-05	[CH] Fribourg: St. Pierre - Neuveville
2023-07-09	[CH] MBC: Cossonay-Penthalaz - Cossonay-Ville
2023-08-04	[DE] Berlin: Innsbrucker Platz station lift
2025-05-26	[GB] Luton DART
2025-06-25	[LU] Kirchberg: both sides
2025-09-17	[IT] Trieste: Opicina tram