Inclined elevator

This article is about the elevator similar to a funicular. For the chair stairlift, see stairlift.
"Inclinator" redirects here. The term may also refer to inclined moving walkway.
Inclined elevator in Cuneo, Italy
Inclined elevator of the Eiffel Tower, 1890s
Double-lane inclined elevator in Kek Lok Si temple, Malaysia

An inclined elevator[1] or inclined lift[2] is a form of cable railway that hauls rail cars up a steep gradient.[3]

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  3. ^ Pyrgidis, Christos N. (2016-01-04). "Cable railway systems for steep gradients". Railway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation. Taylor & Francis. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-4822-6215-5.