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  1. TRANSPORT|land transport|land transport

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    IATE #1558983
    iarnród sléibhe Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
    ga
    Bergbahn
    de
    Definition Transportsystem zur Erschließung hochgelegener, schwer zugänglicher Verkehrsziele, meistens zum Anschluß an das allgemeine Verkehrsnetz. Die Fahrzeuge der Bergbahn verkehren auf großen Steigungen. Die Art der Ausführung richtet sich nach Gelände, Höhenunterschied und Verkehrsaufkommen Reference WB Nahverkehr,Alba 1981
    incline | mountain railway
    en
    Definition railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade Reference "Based on: Wikipedia > Mountain railway > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountain_railway&oldid=306440386 (21.8.2009)"
    Comment Such railways can use a number of different technologies to overcome the steepness of the grade. Mountain railways commonly have a narrow gauge to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size and structure gauge, and hence construction cost and effort.
    chemin de fer de montagne
    fr