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Carriages list:
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Period
of office |
Seat |
Standing
rooms |
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1880
- 1888 |
8 |
- |
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1889
- 1904 |
10 |
- |
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1905
- 1906 |
18 |
6 |
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1909
- 1944 |
16 |
8 |
From 1880 to 1888:
The first funicular carriages were assured to the earth by two big wheel
positioned at the front and back, and four small. The big wheel slid on a
central rail, hooked to an oak beam, 26 cm wide and 47 cm thick. The small ones,
instead, slid on two lateral rail and maintained the carriages equilibrium. The two
carriages, each one weighing about 50 quintals, with a capacity for eight
passengers and a driver, were named "Etna and "Vesuvio". They
were provided with an emergency brake which could hold tight to the central beam
in case the cable got broken. (see
drawing)
First carriage
in office from 1880 to 1888
From 1889 to 1904:
The extortional imposition of the local guides, who cast a
carriage down the abyss, obliged J.M.Cook to put into service
two new carriages,
also named "Etna" and "Vesuvio"; substantially identical in the mechanism, the basic
structure and the line equipment, they consisted of three open compartments with
a capacity for ten passengers and one driver. (see
drawing)
Carriage in office from 1889 al 1904
From 1905 to 1906:
The doubled number of tourists, induced Cook Company to put
into service two new carriages. These metre gauge carriages made in Switzerland,
could transport eighteen seated passengers and six more standing on the two
platforms; each one weighing about 4 tons, was supported by four wheels,
and had doors to enter the three compartments. On the sides, they bore the
inscription "Thomas Cook and Son" and "Ferrovia Vesuviana".
But the 1906 eruption destroyed them. (see
drawing)
Carriage in office from 1904 al 1906 (Postcards
Coll. E.Bevere)
From 1909 to 1944 :
The new funicular of 1909, realized thanks to the engineer
Enrico Treiber, had new carriages, that could go on for simple adhesion.
Provided with five campartments, they could now carry sixteen seated passengers,
plus eight people standing on the two platforms. They are self-propelling, thaks
to two scrolls running on overhanging lines providing for the drawing of 550
Volts in direct current, which fed an electric engine installed on board and
permitted also the functioning of bell-signals, telephonic connection, and carriage
internal lighting. In this way the line could work till after sunset, usually
from 15th May to 15th September. (see
poster)
Carriage in office from 1909 al 1944
(Funiculì
funiculà - Gamboni, Neri)
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