They might not boast the latest cutting-edge technology, nor run along miles and miles of track, but throughout centuries, funicular railways have become a fascinating vintage mode of transport, as ...

At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on ...

Just as one iconic Hong Kong attraction bites the dust (or more accurately, the seabed), another has been restored and resuscitated. Unlike the Jumbo Restaurant, which mostly catered to tour groups, ...