What is Mountain railway?
[[File:Brb bergfahrt.JPG|thumb|right|[[Brienz Rothorn Bahn]] ascending [[Brienzer Rothorn]] in the [[Swiss Alps]]]] [[File:La_antiga_locomotora_elèctrica_E.1_del_cremallera_de_Núria_reposa_a_dalt_de_tot_de_la_Vall.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vall de Núria Rack Railway]], Spain]] A '''mountain railway''' is a [[railway]] that operates in a [[mountain range|mountainous region]]. It may operate through the mountains by following mountain [[valley]]s and through tunnels beneath [[mountain pass]]es, or it may climb a mountain to provide transport to and from the [[summit]]. Mountain railways often use [[narrow gauge railways|narrow gauge]] tracks to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size and [[structure gauge]], also lessening the cost of construction. Where mountain railways need to climb [[Grade (slope)|steep gradients]], they may use [[steep grade railway]] technology, or even operate as [[funicular railway]]s. Some mountain railways have been named [[World Heritage Site]]s, such as the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944|title=Mountain Railways of India|access-date=30 April 2006}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Funicular]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.fo-bahn.ch/ Homepage of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219040735/http://www.fo-bahn.ch/ |date=2022-02-19 }} (in English, German, French) *[http://www.rail-info.ch/index.en.html Narrow gauge railways of Switzerland] (in English and German) *[http://www.rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif Map of central Peru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925140121/http://rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif |date=2021-09-25 }} [[Callao]] – [[Huancayo]] *[http://www.perurail.com/Pages_Es/travelplanner.htm Map of south Peru/Bolivia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609100155/http://www.perurail.com/Pages_Es/travelplanner.htm |date=2008-06-09 }} [[Machu Picchu]] – [[Lake Titica