Meaning of Telpher | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
2. A system of transportation using telphers.

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“In 1898, the ever-innovative Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway installed an overhead delivery system known as a 'telpher'. […] But the telpher at Manchester Victoria wasn't part of a crane. It was part of an extraordinary dual-railed overhead line, a little like a suspended monorail, with individually manned units that trundled high above the heads of passengers and staff, carrying goods from the Parcels Office to each platform.”

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