Fatal Lisbon funicular crash linked to faulty cable and maintenance failures ⊖⊖
The derailment and crash of the Glória funicular on 3 September killed 16 people and injured 21 others. Most of the victims were foreign nationals.
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Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings ⊖⊖
A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month had never been certified, and mentions other failures.
Faulty cable caused Lisbon funicular crash, inquiry finds ⊖⊖
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Report says snapped cable between cabins was substandard and city’s other funiculars should fix risk before reopening
The funicular that crashed in Lisbon killing 16 people in early September had a fa…
88 days ago
Lisbon’s funicular tragedy struck a city that is struggling to balance old and new | Larry Ryan
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Any large, historic city is a fragile thing – but Portugal’s property and tourism boom has intensified this sense of vulnerability
It’s often only when something breaks that you learn how it works. Oc…
2 months ago
British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash named
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Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, among passengers who died when the Elevador da Glória derailed
A British couple killed in Lisbon after a funicular streetcar derailed on Wednesday have bee…
3 months ago
Lisbon funicular wreckage removed after deadly crash
Workers dismantled and removed the wreckage of Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória funicular in the early hours of Friday, a day after the accident that killed 16 people.
‘Someone needs to answer for what happened’: Lisbon reacts to streetcar crash that killed 16
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Residents recall smoke, screams and a mountain of bodies at site of ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’
António Azevedo was in central Lisbon early on Wednesday evening, waiting to ga…
Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17
More than a dozen people killed and 21 others injured after one of city’s famous streetcars derailed
Explainer: what is Lisbon’s funicular railway Elevador da Glória and how does it work?
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