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This is a list of rack railways, both operating and closed.
Both railways used the Riggenbach system.
Location | Name of system | Date opened | Date closed | Notes |
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Beamish, County Durham | Beamish Cog Railway |
Location | Name of system | Date opened | Date closed | Notes |
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Valencia | Puerto Cabello and Valencia Railway | 1883 | The Puerto Cabello and Valencia Railway (abandoned) was constructed in the 1880s. It used rack and pinion (Abt system) on a steep section at Trincheras. [13] |
Location | Name of system | Date opened | Date closed | Notes |
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Da Lat | Da Lat–Thap Cham railway | 1932 | The Đà Lạt-Tháp Chàm Railway in Southern Vietnam. Abandoned after the Vietnam War, although a 7 km section remains in use as a tourist attraction. Built in the 1920s, the 84 km line had a cogwheel part 34 km long, running through four tunnels with a total length of almost 1,000 meters, taking trains from the Krongpha Pass up the Ngoan Muc (Bellevue) Pass to Da Lat. |