Portugal's air and rail accident investigations bureau wrote in a note published three days after the tragedy that a cable linking two cabins disconnected shortly before the September 3 incident. The official inquiry recommended the city's vehicles stay out of service until their safety can be confirmed.

La investigación oficial preliminar constata la falta de supervisión de organismos externos sobre el elevador de la Glória, cuyo accidente provocó 16 muertos

Portugal's air and rail accident investigations bureau wrote in a note published three days after the tragedy that a cable linking two cabins disconnected shortly before the…

A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month had never been certified, and mentions other failures.

Report says snapped cable between cabins was substandard and city’s other funiculars should fix risk before reopening

September Lisbon funicular crash killed 16 due to faulty cable, prompting closure of other funiculars for safety checks.

The failure of a steel cable and other maintenance flaws contributed to the crash on Wednesday, September 3, an official preliminary report said

Secondo le indagini sull’incidente dello scorso 3 settembre, in cui persero la vita 16 persone, il cavo dello storico Elevador da glória non era adatto al tras…

Secondo le indagini sull’incidente dello scorso 3 settembre, in cui persero la vita 16 persone, il cavo dello storico Elevador da glória non era adatto al tras…

Emerge dal secondo rapporto preliminare sull'incidente della funicolare di Lisbona che il 3 settembre scorso ha provocato la morte di 16 persone e il ferimento…

LISBON: The cable that snapped and caused a Lisbon funicular railcar to hurtle down a hill in September, killing 16 people, was not certified for use in passenger transport,…

A preliminary report released Tuesday about last month's deadly crash of one of Lisbon's famed funiculars found that an unapproved underground cable snapped just before the…