e/Mountain railway

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has glosseng: A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. Such railways can use a number of different technologies to overcome the steepness of the grade. Mountain railways commonly have a narrow gauge to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size and structure gauge, and hence construction cost and effort.
lexicalizationeng: mountain railway
instance ofc/Mountain railways
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has glossdeu: Eine Bergbahn erschließt meist ohne direkte Verbindung zu weiteren Bahnen Berggipfel und Bergregionen. Die Überwindung großer Steigungen ist ein typisches Merkmal der Bergbahn.
lexicalizationdeu: Bergbahn
Japanese
has glossjpn: 山岳鉄道(さんがくてつどう)とは山岳地帯を走る鉄道である。山岳鉄道特有の急勾配急曲線等の路線を走るため、車両は特殊な構造が多い。急曲線を通過するためや、建設経費削減のため、山岳鉄道には狭軌軌道が多い。
lexicalizationjpn: 山岳鉄道

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