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In 1885, Folkestone built a cliff railway powered by water and gravity; it carried 36.4 million passengers before closing after 132 yearsDiscover the remarkable Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent, a historic water-powered funicular railway built in 1885. Using gravity and water in...- In 1869, New Hampshire opened a cog railway where normal trains could not climb; more than 150 years later, its toothed track still reaches Mount Washington’s 6,288-foot summitIn 1869, New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Cog Railway became the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway, using a toothed track to reac...
- In 1889, Switzerland opened a rack railway up Mount Pilatus with gradients once thought too steep; the line still climbs more than 5,000 feet from the valleySwitzerland's Pilatus Railway stands as the steepest rack railway globally, boasting an impressive maximum gradient of 48%. This remarkable...
- In 1900, Paris built a railway up Montmartre Hill so visitors could avoid the climb; the tiny funicular carried 3.6 million passengers in 2025Since its launch in 1900, Montmartre's funicular railway has offered a quick ascent to one of Paris's most enchanting neighborhoods. Transi...
- Budget 2026: Highways that shape India’s next decadeBudget 2026 is poised to prioritize infrastructure spending, particularly on roads and rural development, as a key driver for sustained eco...
- Terrifying Essex rollercoaster breakdown leaves riders hanging 72 feet high for 40 minutesThe Essex Rollercoaster gave more than just an adrenaline rush to people who were onboard on Friday night. The swing broke down leaving peo...
- IPL-flavoured portfolio: Diversify stocks like a well-balanced team, says Ashwini ShamiThe way the market bounced back after the covid-19 crash in 2020 was a historic victory for the market participants who held onto their ner...
- Japan's Nikkei ends at near 2-week low amid slowdown jittersThe Nikkei share average fell 1.73% to 25,935.62, its lowest finish since June 20, after rising as much as 0.5% earlier in the day. For the...
- Growth decline due to intense lockdown; V-shaped recovery visible in some sectors, says CEACiting some examples, he said railway freight traffic, which is often a good indicator of economic activity, has reached 95 per cent of the...
- Down the memory track! Add these toy trains to your Shimla, Darjeeling itinerarySome of these narrow-gauge trains have been running since the British era.
- The quiet charmer: How Lucerne brings together the old and new of SwitzerlandNot surprisingly, Lucerne (also Luzern) is still referred to as the “city of light”, a rough translation of its old name of Luciaria (datin...
- Congress protests against Mumbai metro's proposed fare hikeCongress workers protested outside all metro railway stations here against the proposed fare hike and demanded an immediate audit of the pr...
- PM dedicates GAIL India Ltd's 1,000 km Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline to nationPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today dedicated GAIL India Ltd's 1,000 km Dabhol-Bangalore natural gas pipeline to the nation.
- Like the bridge that defines it, lakeside Lucerne preserves its past amid its presentLucerne is defined by its bridge. It's a zigzag bridge, with beautiful old paintings and a tower-prison for cantankerous couples.
- Stocks to watch: RIL, Puravankara, SBI, HindalcoEquities are likely to remain subdued on Monday tracking the gloom in overseas markets after oil inched higher on fears of Hurricane Gustav...
- Lucerne: A lakeside viewThe unspoilt hillside town in the Swiss Alps
- Lucerne: The flower girl of SwitzerlandA visit to Lucerne is like stepping into an Alpine movie set for this pretty little lake side town is the Switzerland of your imagination.
- Airfares to shoot through the sky from MondayPrivate biggies Jet Airways and Kingfisher have decided to hike fuel surcharge by Rs 300 and others may follow suit. Air miles for forex tr...
- Lazing by the lakeThe eponymous Lake Luzern, which pops up like a recurrent leitmotif everywhere I go in the Swiss city of Luzern - on picture postcards, sou...
- Blue magicBreathe in fresh mountain air and relax as you marvel at a majestic landscape of waterfalls and awe-inspiring sandstone escarpments at the ...
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