Funicular Cars in Preservation
Funicular car n°1 is preserved at the AMTUIR. It operated on the single track line from Saint-Jean to the Basilique de Fourvière. The line it served on was modernised in 1970 and equipped with new cars.
The car was given to the AMTUIR (Musée des Transports Urbains) by the Transports en Commun de la Région Lyonnaise (TCRL) on 27 May 1970.
| Tramcar n°11 data | |
| Length | 8.62 metres (28.3 ft) |
| Width | 2.10 metres (6 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 3.60 metres (11.8 ft) |
| Gross weight | 6.2 tonnes (14,000 lb) |
| Capacity | 12/44 |
| Current | By pantograph for lighting only. |
| Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
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