World's steepest funicular rail line opens

theguardian.com

15 pointszinckiwi2 comments

A traditional aerial gondola funicular was ruled out because it would have had to pass through an active shooting range.

So...couldn't have been cheaper to buyout (and close) the shooting range and use traditional gondola design

It's a marvel of engineering, no doubt, but that seems like an awful lot of money to spend on a system to serve a village with only 100 people.