This photo was taken from Google Streetview…
What is the exact location of this sign?
Cette photo provient de Google Streetview…
OĂą se trouve exactement cette enseigne?
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Of course it is the bridge of the new Hungerburgbahn funicular over the Inn river at Innsbruck (Austria) and designed by the Irakian architect Zaha Hadid!
But I was expecting a more complete caption because there is a second funicular on this photo!!!
Bien entendu il s’agit du pont sur l’Inn du nouveau funiculaire Hungerburgbahn Ă Innsbruck (Autriche), pont conçu par l’architecte irakienne Zaha Hadid.
Mais j’attendais une lĂ©gende plus complète parceque sur la photo il y a en fait deux funiculaires!
Look at the pink rectangle… below is a zoom of the rectangle.
Regardez le rectangle rose… ci-dessous c’est l’agrandissement du rectangle.
Here is the second funicular!
It is the Axamer Lizum funicular (Olympiabahn) which climbs to the Hoadl summit (2340 m) !
Et voici le second funiculaire!
Il s’agit du funiculaire d’Axamer Lizum (Olympiabahn) qui grimpe au sommet du Hoadl (2340 m) !
Axamer Lizum – Hoadl (Olympiabahn)
Yes, the solution of Quiz #21 is the roller coaster “Orphan Rocker” in Katoomba, Australia.
Orphan Rocker (D on Google Map)
This roller coaster was built in 1982 by Harry and Philip Hammon, original owners of the Scenic World of Katoomba. This roller coaster was never been opened to the public! The project started as a monorail ride but soon evolved into the first Australian designed and built roller-coaster. It was named after a nearby rock formation, Orphan Rock.
Photos Richard Wilson
Scenic Railway (C on Google Map)
The “Scenic World” has 3 attractions: the Scenic Railway, the Scenic Skyway and the Scenic Cableway.
The Scenic Railway is a funicular (415m length, 206m of difference of levels) which has a 52° angle slope which corresponds to 128% maximum gradient (the steepest incline in the world)!
Photos paulspaper
Scenic Skyway (A on Google Map)
The Scenic Skyway is a one cabin horizontal cable airway, 720m length, 270m above ancient ravines and waterfalls.
Photo Grub
Scenic Cableway (B on Google Map)
The Scenic cableway is 545m sloping ride into the World Heritage-listed rain forest of the Jamison Valley.
Photo javier herranz
Google Map
A – Scenic Skyway
B – Scenic Cableway
C – Scenic Railway (funicular)
D – Orphan Rocker
Schrägaufzug Glattalp (Schwyz, Switzerland)
A – Schrägaufzug Glattalp (underground funicular)
B – Underground train
C – Luftseilbahn Sahli – Glattalp (aerial cable way)
Kraftwerk Sahli- Schrägaufzug Glattalp bottom station
Schrägaufzug Glattalp (A)
Schrägaufzug Glattalp top station
Luftseilbahn Sahli – Glattalp bottom station
Luftseilbahn Sahli – Glattalp (C)
(Photo Daniel Suter)
GlattalphĂĽtte (SAC)
It is an underground electric contactor… it was used on old electric tramways in many cities in the world! On these old tramways, the contactor was moving in a central gorge between the rails.
Here this system is used today on the haulage (towing) cog locomotives at the Panama Canal.
The underground contactor is moving in a gorge which is not between the rails… but outside the rails!
Il s'agit d'un sabot souterrain servant de contacteur pour l’alimentation électrique… système très utilisés sur les anciens tramways urbains! Le sabot prenait le courant au fond d'un conduit souterrain situé entre les deux rails.
Ce sabot est utilisé de nos jours sur les motrices à crémaillère qui tirent (halent) les navires lors du passage du canal de Panama!
Le sabot est prend toujours le courant au fond d'un conduit souterrain mais situé à l'extérieur des rails, du côté opposé au côté utilisé pour le halages.
The red arrows show the gorge for the contactor.
The yellow arrows show the two contactors fixed on one side of a haulage cog locomotive.
Les flèches rouges montrent les fentes pour le contacteur.
Les flèches jaunes indiquent les deux contacteurs fixés sur un seul côté d'une motrice à crémaillère pour le hallage des navires.
Details of rail and contactor gorge at a switch.
Détail d'un rail et de la fente du contacteur au niveau d'un aiguillage.
Bravo to Geoffrey Tribe who found the two answers!
Thank you to Chuck Benjamin for the information!
