EP0360710A1 - Funicular with a cylindrical car - Google Patents

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EP0360710A1
EP0360710A1 EP89420352A EP89420352A EP0360710A1 EP 0360710 A1 EP0360710 A1 EP 0360710A1 EP 89420352 A EP89420352 A EP 89420352A EP 89420352 A EP89420352 A EP 89420352A EP 0360710 A1 EP0360710 A1 EP 0360710A1
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  • the invention relates to a funicular having a track at least one section of which is arranged in a tunnel and a car traveling back and forth on the track.
  • the present invention aims to allow the realization of a funicular, whose section is minimal while retaining the capacity and safety of transport.
  • the funicular according to the invention is characterized in that the tunnel is in the form of a cylindrical tube of circular section, that the section of the car is almost circular with a diameter corresponding substantially to the size of the tunnel to occupy almost all of the section of the tunnel without the risk of rubbing against the walls and that the car has an exit door on the front and on the rear.
  • the circular section of the tunnel facilitates digging and has maximum resistance and by adapting the shape of the car to that of the tunnel, a sufficient useful volume of the passenger compartment is preserved, while having the possibility of evacuating passengers in the event of incident, in particular immobilization of the car in the tunnel, upstream and / or downstream by exiting respectively through the front door and the rear door of the car.
  • the side doors are of course closed by the tunnel wall, and the clearance between the car and the tunnel is completely insufficient for the passage of a person.
  • the bottom of the car body is flat to form a floor, on which passengers can stand, and to free a space for accommodating the rails laid on the base of the tunnel and the cables when the cars are towed.
  • the funicular can be two cars traveling on the same track with a crossing in the middle and if the track is sloping, the car has a stepped floor in a well known manner.
  • Passengers must have free access to the two emergency doors for evacuation upstream in the event of an incident downstream and vice versa and if the car has several successive elements, these communicate with each other, for example by bellows of the kind used in railways.
  • this track consists of plates articulated to the side wall of the tunnel. In normal operation the plates are raised and do not exceed the size of the tunnel to allow the free passage of the car. By lowering the plates, for example manually, these come to bear on one of the rails and constitute a continuous track along the tunnel, the width of which is for example around 50 cm.
  • the circular shape of the car lends itself to an arrangement with two benches or side seats which free the central part for standing places.
  • the wheels of the car and the other mechanical parts are arranged at the front and rear of the car or the car element outside the passenger area.
  • a car 10 of a funicular travels in a tunnel 12, the wheels 14 of the car rolling on the two rails 16, 18 of a track placed on the apron 20 of the tunnel 12.
  • the car 10 may comprise several elements coupled one behind the other, only the front element and part of the next element of the car 10 being shown in FIG. 1, these elements all having the same structure and connected by bellows 22 to allow the circulation of passengers over the entire length of the car 10.
  • the car 10 is coupled to one or more cables 24 by clamps 26 and brakes 28, in particular safety brakes, can grip the rails 16, 18 to immobilize the car 10.
  • the cables 24 are supported by rollers 30 interposed between the rails 16, 18.
  • Such funiculars are well known and generally comprise two cars 10 which intersect in the middle of the journey, but the invention is applicable to an install single car or two car ation, each with its own lane. The mode of propulsion of cars can also be different.
  • the tunnel 12 has a circular section, the circle 32 of which indicates the drilling diameter, the circle 34 the internal diameter of the lining and the ring 36 the gauge of the tunnel 12.
  • the bottom 40 is flat and it s extends a short distance above rails 16, 18, the width of this bottom being notably less than the diameter of the car 10.
  • the outer periphery 41 and inner 42 of the car 10 are circular with a flat floor 44 confining with the bottom 40 a chassis structure.
  • the front and rear ends 46 of the car 10 are each equipped with an exit door 48, the opening of which allows exit from the front or from the rear of the car 10. These exit doors 48 are exits from rescue in the event of immobilization of the car 10 in the tunnel 12 or of impossibility of exit by the normal side doors 50 of the car 10.
  • the structure of the car 10 is adapted to the slope of the track with a floor 44 in staircase in a manner well known to specialists. By grouping the wheels 14 and possibly the clamps 26 and the brakes 28 at the front and at the rear of the car 10 or of the car element in areas which do not constitute the passenger compartment, the bottom 40 and the floor 44 can be lowered to increase the volume of the passenger compartment (fig. 3).
  • Two benches 52, 54 or foldable seats are fixed along the side walls of the car 10, the seated passengers facing each other while leaning against the curved wall, forming a backrest, without being bothered by the height limited at this location. In the middle of car 10 there remains sufficient space for standing passengers.
  • the tunnel 12 is equipped with a gangway 56 forming a passenger circulation track in the event of evacuation by the front or rear exit doors 48.
  • the gangway 56 consists of successive plates 56, one of the edges 58 of which is mounted pivoting on the side wall of the tunnel 12 to allow these plates to be folded up against the side wall or preferably in a recess 60 formed in this wall. In the raised, retracted position of the plates 56, these do not obstruct the movement of the car 10 in the tunnel 12. In the event of an incident, these plates are folded down to bear on the rail 16 and form a flat gangway allowing circulation passengers.
  • the gateway 56 can be arranged in any other suitable location or be split.
  • the arrangement according to the invention allows use of the entire section of the passenger compartment and that in turn it occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12 of cylindrical shape whose diameter is thus reduced to the maximum .
  • the exit doors 48 of the car allow the evacuation of the passengers from a broken down car upstream or downstream depending on the circumstances, and the gangway 56, easily installed, facilitates this evacuation.
  • the invention is of course in no way limited to the mode of implementation described and it extends to any variant, in particular to that in which the bridge would be removed or replaced by a rescue vehicle, or that where the doors of front and / or rear exit constitute the normal access doors of the car.

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The tunnel (12) of a funicular is of cylindrical cross-section, and the car (10) of circular section, with a slightly smaller diameter, comprises on its front face and on its rear face an exit door (48) constituting an emergency exit. <IMAGE>

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L'invention est relative à un funiculaire ayant une voie dont au moins un tronçon est disposé dans un tunnel et une voiture cir­culant en va et vient sur la voie.The invention relates to a funicular having a track at least one section of which is arranged in a tunnel and a car traveling back and forth on the track.

Le passage de la voie d'un funiculaire dans un tunnel présente de nombreux avantages, notamment d'indépendance du relief, de liberté et de non-détérioration du site, d'abri des intempéries, etc. Le coût du creusement du tunnel est important et il aug­mente d'autant plus rapidement que la section du tunnel est grande. Un tunnel de forme usuelle rectangulaire avec un plafond en voute est bien adaptée aux voitures de forme classique, mais le coût de l'installation n'est pas optimisé.The passage of the way of a funicular in a tunnel has many advantages, in particular of independence of the relief, freedom and non-deterioration of the site, shelter from bad weather, etc. The cost of digging the tunnel is significant and it increases all the more quickly the larger the section of the tunnel. A usual rectangular tunnel with a vaulted ceiling is well suited to classic cars, but the cost of installation is not optimized.

La présente invention a pour but de permettre la réalisation d'un funiculaire, dont la section est minimale tout en conser­vant la capacité et la sécurité de transport.The present invention aims to allow the realization of a funicular, whose section is minimal while retaining the capacity and safety of transport.

Le funiculaire selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que le tunnel est en forme de tube cylindrique de section circulaire, que la section de la voiture est quasi-circulaire avec un dia­mètre correspondant sensiblement au gabarit du tunnel pour oc­cuper la quasi-totalité de la section du tunnel sans risque de frottement contre les parois et que la voiture dispose sur la face frontale et sur la face arrière d'une porte de sortie.The funicular according to the invention is characterized in that the tunnel is in the form of a cylindrical tube of circular section, that the section of the car is almost circular with a diameter corresponding substantially to the size of the tunnel to occupy almost all of the section of the tunnel without the risk of rubbing against the walls and that the car has an exit door on the front and on the rear.

La section circulaire du tunnel facilite le creusement et pré­sente une résistance maximale et en adaptant la forme de la voi­ture à celle du tunnel on conserve un volume utile de l'habitacle suffisant, tout en ayant une possibilité d'évacuation des passagers en cas d'incident, notamment d'immobilisation de la voiture dans le tunnel, vers l'amont et/ou vers l'aval en sortant respectivement par la porte fron­tale et la porte arrière de la voiture. Les portes latérales sont bien entendu obturées par la paroi du tunnel, et le jeu entre la voiture et le tunnel est totalement insuffisant pour le passage d'une personne.The circular section of the tunnel facilitates digging and has maximum resistance and by adapting the shape of the car to that of the tunnel, a sufficient useful volume of the passenger compartment is preserved, while having the possibility of evacuating passengers in the event of incident, in particular immobilization of the car in the tunnel, upstream and / or downstream by exiting respectively through the front door and the rear door of the car. The side doors are of course closed by the tunnel wall, and the clearance between the car and the tunnel is completely insufficient for the passage of a person.

Le fond de la caisse de la voiture est plat pour former un plan­cher, sur lequel les passagers peuvent être debout, et pour li­bérer un espace de logement des rails posés sur le radier du tunnel et des câbles lorsque les voitures sont tractées. Le fu­niculaire peut être à deux voitures circulant sur une même voie avec un croisement au milieu et si la voie est en pente, la voi­ture comporte un plancher en escalier d'une manière bien connue.The bottom of the car body is flat to form a floor, on which passengers can stand, and to free a space for accommodating the rails laid on the base of the tunnel and the cables when the cars are towed. The funicular can be two cars traveling on the same track with a crossing in the middle and if the track is sloping, the car has a stepped floor in a well known manner.

Il faut que les passagers puissent accéder librement aux deux portes de secours pour une évacuation vers l'amont en cas d'incident à l'aval et inversement et si la voiture comporte plusieurs éléments successifs ceux-ci communiquent entre eux, par exemple par des soufflets du genre utilisé dans les chemins de fer.Passengers must have free access to the two emergency doors for evacuation upstream in the event of an incident downstream and vice versa and if the car has several successive elements, these communicate with each other, for example by bellows of the kind used in railways.

Il est possible d'aménager une piste de circulation entre les rails de la voie, mais cet espace est encombré par les câbles et selon un perfectionnement de l'invention, cette piste est constituée par des plaques articulées à la paroi latérale du tunnel. En fonctionnement normal les plaques sont relevées et ne dépassent pas le gabarit du tunnel pour laisser le libre passage de la voiture. En abaissant les plaques, par exemple manuelle­ment, celles-ci viennent s'appuyer sur l'un des rails et consti­tuent une piste continue le long du tunnel, dont la largeur est par exemple d'environ 50 cm.It is possible to arrange a circulation track between the rails of the track, but this space is congested by the cables and according to an improvement of the invention, this track consists of plates articulated to the side wall of the tunnel. In normal operation the plates are raised and do not exceed the size of the tunnel to allow the free passage of the car. By lowering the plates, for example manually, these come to bear on one of the rails and constitute a continuous track along the tunnel, the width of which is for example around 50 cm.

La forme circulaire de la voiture se prête à un agencement à deux banquettes ou sièges latéraux qui libèrent la partie cen­trale pour des places debout. Afin de libérer le maximum de place pour l'habitacle les roues de la voiture et les autres parties mécaniques tels que les freins et les pinces d'accouplement aux câbles, sont disposées à l'avant et à l'arrière de la voiture ou de l'élément de voiture en dehors de la zone pour les passagers.The circular shape of the car lends itself to an arrangement with two benches or side seats which free the central part for standing places. In order to free up maximum space for the passenger compartment, the wheels of the car and the other mechanical parts, such as the brakes and the cable coupling pliers, are arranged at the front and rear of the car or the car element outside the passenger area.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clai­rement de la description qui va suivre d'un mode de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels:

  • - la figure 1 est une vue partielle en élévation de la voiture d'un funiculaire selon l'invention;
  • - la figure 2 est une coupe transversale montrant l'extrémité de la voiture selon la fig. 1;
  • - la figure 3 est une coupe transversale de la voiture;
  • - la figure 4 est une coupe transversale du tunnel, la passerelle étant abaissée.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of an embodiment of the invention, given by way of nonlimiting example and represented in the appended drawings, in which:
  • - Figure 1 is a partial elevational view of the car of a funicular according to the invention;
  • - Figure 2 is a cross section showing the end of the car according to fig. 1;
  • - Figure 3 is a cross section of the car;
  • - Figure 4 is a cross section of the tunnel, the bridge being lowered.

Sur les figures, une voiture 10 d'un funiculaire circule dans un tunnel 12, les roues 14 de la voiture roulant sur les deux rails 16, 18 d'une voie posée sur le radier 20 du tunnel 12. La voi­ture 10 peut comporter plusieurs éléments attelés les uns der­rière les autres, seul l'élément avant et une partie de l'élément suivant de la voiture 10 étant représentés sur la fi­gure 1, ces éléments étant tous de même structure et reliés par des soufflets 22 pour permettre la circulation des passagers sur toute la longueur de la voiture 10. La voiture 10 est accouplée à un ou plusieurs câbles 24 par des pinces 26 et des freins 28, notamment de sécurité, peuvent enserrer les rails 16, 18 pour immobiliser la voiture 10. Les câbles 24 sont supportés par des galets 30 interposés entre les rails 16, 18. De tels funicu­laires sont bien connus et comportent généralement deux voitures 10 qui se croisent en milieu de trajet, mais l'invention est ap­plicable à une installation à une seule voiture ou à deux voi­tures, dont chacune dispose d'une voie particulière. Le mode de propulsion des voitures peut également être différent.In the figures, a car 10 of a funicular travels in a tunnel 12, the wheels 14 of the car rolling on the two rails 16, 18 of a track placed on the apron 20 of the tunnel 12. The car 10 may comprise several elements coupled one behind the other, only the front element and part of the next element of the car 10 being shown in FIG. 1, these elements all having the same structure and connected by bellows 22 to allow the circulation of passengers over the entire length of the car 10. The car 10 is coupled to one or more cables 24 by clamps 26 and brakes 28, in particular safety brakes, can grip the rails 16, 18 to immobilize the car 10. The cables 24 are supported by rollers 30 interposed between the rails 16, 18. Such funiculars are well known and generally comprise two cars 10 which intersect in the middle of the journey, but the invention is applicable to an install single car or two car ation, each with its own lane. The mode of propulsion of cars can also be different.

En se référant à la figure 2, on voit que le tunnel 12 a une section circulaire, dont le cercle 32 indique le diamètre de fo­rage, le cercle 34 le diamètre interne du revêtement et l'anneau 36 le gabarit du tunnel 12. La voiture 10, également de section circulaire, occupe tout l'espace du tunnel 12, le contour hors tout 38 étant espacé du gabarit 36 du tunnel par un faible ga­barit 39 palliant de légères oscillations de la voiture 10. Le fond 40 est plat et il s'étend à faible distance au-dessus des rails 16, 18, la largeur de ce fond étant notablement inférieure au diamètre de la voiture 10. Le pourtour externe 41 et interne 42 de la voiture 10 sont circulaires avec un plancher 44 plat confinant avec le fond 40 une structure en châssis. Les extrémi­tés frontale et arrière 46 de la voiture 10 sont chacune équi­pées d'une porte de sortie 48 dont l'ouverture permet une sortie par l'avant ou par l'arrière de la voiture 10. Ces portes de sortie 48 sont des issues de secours en cas d'immobilisation de la voiture 10 dans le tunnel 12 ou d'impossibilité de sortie par les portes latérales normales 50 de la voiture 10. La structure de la voiture 10 est adaptée à la pente de la voie avec un plan­cher 44 en escalier d'une manière bien connue des spécialistes. En groupant les roues 14 et éventuellement les pinces 26 et les freins 28 à l'avant et à l'arrière de la voiture 10 ou de l'élément de voiture dans des zones ne constituant pas l'habitacle, le fond 40 et le plancher 44 peuvent être surbais­sés pour accroître le volume de l'habitacle (fig. 3). Deux ban­quettes 52, 54 ou sièges repliables sont fixés le long des pa­rois latérales de la voiture 10, les passagers assis se faisant face en étant adossés à la paroi incurvée, formant dossier, sans être gênés par la hauteur limitée à cet endroit. Au milieu de la voiture 10 subsiste un espace suffisant pour des passagers de­bout.Referring to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the tunnel 12 has a circular section, the circle 32 of which indicates the drilling diameter, the circle 34 the internal diameter of the lining and the ring 36 the gauge of the tunnel 12. The car 10, also of circular section, occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12, the overall outline 38 being spaced from the gauge 36 of the tunnel by a small gauge 39 compensating for slight oscillations of the car 10. The bottom 40 is flat and it s extends a short distance above rails 16, 18, the width of this bottom being notably less than the diameter of the car 10. The outer periphery 41 and inner 42 of the car 10 are circular with a flat floor 44 confining with the bottom 40 a chassis structure. The front and rear ends 46 of the car 10 are each equipped with an exit door 48, the opening of which allows exit from the front or from the rear of the car 10. These exit doors 48 are exits from rescue in the event of immobilization of the car 10 in the tunnel 12 or of impossibility of exit by the normal side doors 50 of the car 10. The structure of the car 10 is adapted to the slope of the track with a floor 44 in staircase in a manner well known to specialists. By grouping the wheels 14 and possibly the clamps 26 and the brakes 28 at the front and at the rear of the car 10 or of the car element in areas which do not constitute the passenger compartment, the bottom 40 and the floor 44 can be lowered to increase the volume of the passenger compartment (fig. 3). Two benches 52, 54 or foldable seats are fixed along the side walls of the car 10, the seated passengers facing each other while leaning against the curved wall, forming a backrest, without being bothered by the height limited at this location. In the middle of car 10 there remains sufficient space for standing passengers.

Le tunnel 12 est équipé d'une passerelle 56 formant une piste de circulation des passagers en cas d'évacuation par les portes de sortie avant ou arrière 48. La passerelle 56 est constituée de plaques 56 successives dont l'un des bords 58 est monté à pivo­tement sur la paroi latérale du tunnel 12 pour permettre un ra­battement de ces plaques vers le haut contre la paroi latérale ou de préférence dans une niche 60 ménagée dans cette paroi. En position relevée, rétractée des plaques 56, celles-ci ne gênent pas la circulation de la voiture 10 dans le tunnel 12. Lors d'un incident ces plaques sont rabattues pour venir en appui du rail 16 et former une passerelle plane permettant la circulation des passagers. La passerelle 56 peut être disposée en tout autre emplacement approprié ou être dédoublée.The tunnel 12 is equipped with a gangway 56 forming a passenger circulation track in the event of evacuation by the front or rear exit doors 48. The gangway 56 consists of successive plates 56, one of the edges 58 of which is mounted pivoting on the side wall of the tunnel 12 to allow these plates to be folded up against the side wall or preferably in a recess 60 formed in this wall. In the raised, retracted position of the plates 56, these do not obstruct the movement of the car 10 in the tunnel 12. In the event of an incident, these plates are folded down to bear on the rail 16 and form a flat gangway allowing circulation passengers. The gateway 56 can be arranged in any other suitable location or be split.

Il est clair que l'agencement selon l'invention permet une uti­lisation de toute la section de l'habitacle et qu'à son tour ce­lui-ci occupe tout l'espace du tunnel 12 de forme cylindrique dont le diamètre est ainsi réduit au maximum. Les portes de sor­tie 48 de la voiture permettent une évacuation des passagers d'une voiture en panne vers l'amont ou vers l'aval selon les circonstances, et la passerelle 56, aisément mise en place, fa­cilite cette évacuation.It is clear that the arrangement according to the invention allows use of the entire section of the passenger compartment and that in turn it occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12 of cylindrical shape whose diameter is thus reduced to the maximum . The exit doors 48 of the car allow the evacuation of the passengers from a broken down car upstream or downstream depending on the circumstances, and the gangway 56, easily installed, facilitates this evacuation.

L'invention n'est bien entendu nullement limitée au mode de mise en oeuvre décrit et elle s'étend à toute variante, notamment à celle dans laquelle la passerelle serait supprimée ou remplacée par un véhicule de sauvetage, ou celle encore où les portes de sortie avant et/ou arrière constituent les portes normales d'accès de la voiture.The invention is of course in no way limited to the mode of implementation described and it extends to any variant, in particular to that in which the bridge would be removed or replaced by a rescue vehicle, or that where the doors of front and / or rear exit constitute the normal access doors of the car.

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1. Funiculaire ayant une voie (16, 18) dont au moins un tronçon est disposé dans un tunnel (12) et une voiture (10) circulant en va et vient sur la voie, caractérisé en ce que le tunnel (12) est en forme de tube cylindrique de section circulaire, que la section de la voiture (10) est quasi-circulaire avec un diamètre correspondant sensiblement au gabarit du tunnel pour occuper la quasi-totalité de la section du tunnel sans risque de frottement contre les parois et que la voiture (10) dispose sur la face frontale et sur la face arrière d'une porte de sortie (48).1. Funicular having a track (16, 18) of which at least one section is arranged in a tunnel (12) and a car (10) traveling back and forth on the track, characterized in that the tunnel (12) is in form of cylindrical tube of circular section, that the section of the car (10) is quasi-circular with a diameter corresponding substantially to the size of the tunnel to occupy almost the entire section of the tunnel without risk of friction against the walls and that the car (10) has an exit door (48) on the front face and on the rear face. 2. Funiculaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la voiture (10) comporte sur au moins l'une de ses faces laté­rales des portes d'accès (50) pour l'embarquement et le débar­quement normal des passagers, lesdites portes de sortie (48) étant des issues de secours.2. Funicular according to claim 1, characterized in that the car (10) comprises on at least one of its lateral faces access doors (50) for embarkation and normal disembarkation of passengers, said doors exit (48) being emergency exits. 3. Funiculaire selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la voie à deux rails (16, 18) parallèles espacés est posée sur le radier (20) du tunnel (12) et que le fond (40) de la voi­ture agencé en châssis est plat, en s'étendant à faible distance au-dessus des deux rails, pour porter un plancher (44) plat sur­baissé de largeur notablement inférieure au diamètre de la voi­ture.3. Funicular according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the track with two spaced parallel rails (16, 18) is placed on the raft (20) of the tunnel (12) and that the bottom (40) of the car arranged in chassis is flat, extending a short distance above the two rails, to carry a flat lowered floor (44) of width significantly less than the diameter of the car. 4. Funiculaire selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que la voiture (10) est en deux ou plusieurs éléments, atte­lés les uns derrière les autres et que l'ensemble des éléments communiquent entre eux pour permettre une libre circulation des passagers sur toute la longueur de la voiture.4. Funicular according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the car (10) is in two or more elements, coupled one behind the other and that all of the elements communicate with each other to allow free movement of passengers over the entire length of the car. 5. Funiculaire selon la revendication 1, 2, 3 ou 4, caractérisé en ce qu'une passerelle (56) escamotable est disposée à l'intérieur le long du tunnel (12) pour permettre en position escamotée le libre passage de la voiture (10) et en position sortie une circulation des passagers et un accès aux portes de sortie (48) des faces frontale et arrière de la voiture.5. Funicular according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that a retractable gangway (56) is arranged inside along the tunnel (12) to allow in the retracted position the free passage of the car ( 10) and in the exit position, passenger circulation and access to the exit doors (48) from the front and rear faces of the car. 6. Funiculaire selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ladite passerelle est constituée de plaques (56) fixées à pivo­tement par l'un des bords (58) à la paroi latérale du tunnel (12) et venant en position relevée se plaquer contre ladite pa­roi ou se loger dans une niche (60) ménagée dans cette paroi.6. Funicular according to claim 5, characterized in that said gangway consists of plates (56) pivotally fixed by one of the edges (58) to the side wall of the tunnel (12) and coming in the raised position to be pressed against said wall or be housed in a recess (60) formed in this wall. 7. Funiculaire selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'en position abaissée lesdites plaques (56) viennent se poser sur l'un (16) des rails.7. Funicular according to claim 6, characterized in that in the lowered position said plates (56) come to rest on one (16) of the rails. 8. Funiculaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précé­dentes, caractérisé en ce que la voiture (10) ou chaque élément de voiture comporte à l'avant et à l'arrière des roues (14), as­sociées éventuellement à une pince (26) d'accouplement au câble (24) de traction de la voiture et à un frein de sécurité (28), qui empiètent sur le volume interne de la voiture en encadrant à l'avant et à l'arrière l'habitacle de la voiture tout en permet­tant un accès des passagers aux portes de sortie (48).8. Funicular according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the car (10) or each car element comprises front and rear wheels (14), possibly associated with a clamp (26) coupling to the car traction cable (24) and to a safety brake (28), which encroach on the internal volume of the car by framing the front and rear of the passenger compartment of the car while allowing passenger access to the exit doors (48). 9. Funiculaire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précé­dentes, caractérisé en ce que des banquettes (52, 54) ou sièges repliables sont fixés de part et d'autre le long des parois la­térales de la voiture, les dossiers des banquettes étant consti­tués ou fixés à ces parois latérales incurvées.9. Funicular according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that benches (52, 54) or folding seats are fixed on either side along the side walls of the car, the seat backs being made up or attached to these curved side walls. 10. Funiculaire selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que des places debout sont prévues dans la partie centrale de la voiture (10) entre les deux banquettes (52, 54).10. Funicular according to claim 9, characterized in that standing places are provided in the central part of the car (10) between the two seats (52, 54).
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