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Lisbon Funicular Crash

Discussion in 'International Heritage Railways/Tramways' started by Nick C, Sep 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM.

  1. Nick C

    Nick C Well-Known Member

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    Awful news this morning that there's been a crash on the Gloria funicular in Lisbon, with at least 16 dead.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cpqnnllppnpt
     
    Nick C, Sep 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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    Dreadful tragedy.

    Make that 17 deaths, someone else died in hospital overnight.
     
    StoneRoad, Sep 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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    Looking at the pictures, it's probably just as well that it crashed at that bend. Obviously not saying that's a good thing as such, but the likely alternative would have been crashing into the car just below that (with potentially 2 car loads of injured people, plus whatever would have happened in the square directly behind the second car).
     
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