Editing Funicular (section)

==Comparison with inclined elevators==
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| caption1          = [[Odesa Funicular]] in [[Odesa]], Ukraine
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| caption2          = [[Kakola Funicular]] in [[Turku]], Finland
| footer            = Despite their names, neither system is a true funicular.
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Some [[inclined elevator]]s are incorrectly called funiculars. On an inclined elevator the cars operate independently rather than in interconnected pairs, and are [[Lift (force)|lift]]ed uphill.<ref name="TCQSM" />

A notable example is [[Paris]]' [[Montmartre Funicular]]. Its formal title is a relic of its original configuration, when its two cars operated as a counterbalanced, interconnected pair, always moving in opposite directions, thus meeting the definition of a funicular. However, the system has since been redesigned, and now uses two independently-operating cars that can each ascend or descend on demand, qualifying as a double inclined elevator; the term "funicular" in its title is retained as a historical reference.<ref name="Pyrgidis" /><ref name="MiniMetro">{{cite web |title=MiniMetro |url=https://www.leitner-ropeways.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pages/MiniMetro-en.pdf |publisher=LEITNER ropeways }}</ref><ref name="7Line">{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/7Line-Inclined-Elevators.pdf |title=7 Line Extension Inclined Elevators |date=April 28, 2014 |website=[[MTA Capital Construction]] |access-date=2018-06-20 }}</ref>