Peter Newman Professor of Sustainability Curtin University
Europe
Tragedy has struck Lisbon’s funicular railway. A transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work
Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed on Wednesday local time. Emergency services have also confirmed that more than 18 people were also injured, five of them...
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