Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:advantage |
can operate on steeper grades than conventional railways
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Rack Railway
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gptkbp:commonIn |
mountain railways
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gptkbp:establishedIn |
1862
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gptkbp:firstPerformed |
gptkb:Switzerland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cog Railway
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Niklaus_Riggenbach
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway
gptkb:Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway gptkb:Pilatus_Railway |
gptkbp:powerSource |
diesel
electric steam |
gptkbp:purpose |
to climb steep gradients
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gptkbp:roadType |
special toothed rack rail
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gptkbp:trainType |
special cogwheel trains
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gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:transportation
industrial railways tourist railways |
gptkbp:uses |
rack and pinion system
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mount_Washington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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