Genova Funiculars & Rack Railway

[@tigrottoFS]

Good news: since december 2021 and at least for all this year (2023) all lifts, funiculars and the rack railway in Genoa too are free, all the day, every day.

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

After the trams and before the Metro, the famous Certosa tunnel was crossed by the buses of line 10. Since the tunnel did not allow buses to cross inside it, the buses were given a stick (staff) as happens in the United Kingdom along the single-track railways operated with the "Token Block" system. In the case of trips made with 3 buses, the staff (token) was delivered to the last bus waiting at one of the two entrances.

[@DC4260Productions]

Genova looks like a nice and charming city. With those funny little rack and funicular lines, I could easily see myself spending way too much time pottering about on them instead of exploring the rest of the city. Suffice to say, I quite like unique and obscure rail systems. Genova also reminds of NZ's capital city, Wellington, which is another hilly city albeit with only one funicular line. Out of all the lines featured in this video, my favourite would be the Zecha - Righi funicular. As for the metro, it certainly looks odd with those tram-like vehicles. In a way it's a bit like the Frankfurt U-Bahn.

[@bazza945]

Enjoyed both parts, thank you, David. From Kiwiland.

[@DavidFrankal]

Ooh nice, jealous.

[@LucaPasini]

The eastern section of the Genova metro, from Brin to Dinegro, runs through an old tram tunnel from 1908 that still has a narrow loading gauge. This is the reason why all the trains have a narrow tram-like shape. The section from San Giorgio to De Ferrari also used some pre-existing tunnels, built to transport goods from the harbour to the railway stations.

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

The Righi funicular derived its name from the famous Swiss Rigi (the pronunciation is identical) which was reached by the first rack railway in Europe. On the occasion of the jubilee of the Genoese funicular, a twinning with the Swiss railway was organized and a booklet was published. Originally the Righi funicular was made up of two sections: Zecca - San Nicola and San Nicola - Castellaccio (as the Genoese Righi was known in ancient times).

[@marcobennati6563]

Top my Genova 😍

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

As you may have noticed, even the legendary Principe - Granarolo rack railway is equipped with switches (turnouts) without moving parts of the type devised by the Swiss engineer Roman Abt. Does anyone know if there are other rack railways around the world equipped with Abt type switches? The horizontal section of the famous horizontal / vertical lift of Monte Galletto is also equipped with an Abt type switch

[@lucchese20]

Great work. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ricktownend9144]

Fantastic views of Genova, especially from the rack line. On the Righi line, what are the overhead power lines for? - brakes? - communication? Look forward to the next video

[@DavidFrankal]

Good question. I wonder if the trains provide some additional power (as well as the rope mechanism). The Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno used to have overhead wires for communication.

[@Red_wine]

Funiculi, Funicula, Funiculi, Funciula, Ncoppa jamma ja funiculi funicula!

[@michaelcruz2994]

Thanks for this video. These are always nice and clean and help one to explore neighbors off the beaten path. My wife and I rode all the funiculars in Zurich and it was great. We were able to get away from the crowds and see the lake from up above.

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[@trainman305team]

Awsome, when pandemic ends I need to check it out

[@amvbusspotting845]

All funiculars and elevators and the rack railway are now completely free for everyone in genova

[@DavidFrankal]

Ooh, lovely!

[@burgerpommes2001]

I spotted you in stereo geoguesser stream

[@tf8896]

I always wonder how funiculars split at the midpoint. There seems to be mo switch mechanism.

[@burgerpommes2001]

The trains just follow the rope

[@tf8896]

@@burgerpommes2001 You mean the cable? That would mean that wheels on only one side rest on a rail

[@burgerpommes2001]

11:28

[@burgerpommes2001]

The car gets pulled to the side the cable is on