page_title: Cable car (railway)
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Cable car (railway) / List of cable car systems / Cities previously operating cable cars / Australia
context_page_description: A cable car is a type of cable railway used for mass transit in which rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are distinct from funiculars, where the cars are permanently attached to the cable.
context_section_description: Melbourne (1885–1940, the Melbourne cable tramway system)
  Sydney (1886–1905)
caption: Cable tram and trailer on the St Kilda Line in Melbourne in 1905
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