Glória funicular mechanism “open to vandalism” for as long as anyone can remember
Correio da Manhã tabloid has quite literally lifted the lid on a hugely inconvenient truth pertaining to the Glória funicular that crashed last week, killing 16 – the majority of
How safe are Lisbon’s iconic funiculars?
The world may have moved on since the terrible events of Wednesday, September 3, in Lisbon, but Portugal is now locked in an unseemly political battle which appears to have
Nazaré funicular also closes indefinitely for maintenance
As of today (Wednesday, September 10) the Nazaré funicular is closed to the public for an indefinite period of time. The municipality has explained the decision in the context of
Lisbon city council proposes new funicular system to ensure safety
The deputy mayor of Lisbon, Filipe Anacoreta Correia (CDS-PP), has presented proposals from city council’s (PSD/CDS-PP) leadership “to respond to the Glória funicular tragedy” – long before the various technical
Lisbon mayor promises to resign if funicular tragedy “caused by error of own making”
With so much being aired about the political responsibility/ ies for the appalling funicular disaster last week, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas said on air last night that he will resign
Funicular tragedy: brakeman “applied brakes to no effect”
An ‘information note’ on the Glória Funicular tragedy in Lisbon that killed 16 people (most of them tourists visiting the city) has confirmed a number of ‘key details’, without apportioning
Glória funicular tragedy: CHEGA presents motion of censure against Lisbon City Council
Almost 48-hours on from the worst human tragedy to visit Lisbon this century, knives are beginning to ‘come out’ – and they are all pointing at Lisbon City Council. Early
Glória funicular tragedy: Lisbon workers’ committee goes on attack
With the estimated ‘damages’ of the Glória funicular tragedy already being touted by media sources, CIL, the Lisbon Workers Committee, has come out on the attack today, slamming Carris (the
Nationalities of eight of yesterday’s dead revealed: five are Portuguese
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it has been possible to identify eight of the 16 fatalities in yesterday’s disaster involving Lisbon’s iconic Glória funicular. Five of the dead
Carris president guarantees “all inspections for Glória funicular up-to-date, faultless”
Pedro Bogas, the president of Carris – the company in charge of Lisbon’s public transports – has set the record straight. In a press conference this afternoon – and with