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Old June 1st 16, 09:03 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Which bus has the steepest climb?

On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:25:55 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 01/06/2016 09:19, d wrote:
a cable driven
donkey


The mind boggles...


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Turns out its not Genoa but Trieste:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste-Opicina_tramway

Thats a very long cable pulling a lot of weight up a very steep hill. Not sure
I'd be too happy going on it tbh. Wonder if the wheels have enough grip to
hold everything in place long enough for everyone to get out if the cable fails.

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Spud