Preliminary findings indicate that traction cable may have broken and off brake system before derailment in Lisbon
The Portuguese authorities began this Thursday (4.Set.2025) investigations into the derailment of the glory funicular in Lisbon, which and injured 21. Preliminary findings indicate that the traction cable may have broken, turning off the brake system before derailment.
Police officers photographed the wreckage and investigated the other wagon’s brake system, which was not involved in the accident to exclude hypotheses. The authorities have not yet defined the cause of the accident and follow the findings, according to information.
. The FECTRANS Union stated that workers had already warned of the cable tension, which could compromise the functioning of the brakes. Union leader Manuel Leal told a local broadcaster that it is still early to confirm if that was the reason for the accident.
Portugal decreed official mourning for the victims, with half -mast flags across the country. According to Margarida Martins, responsible for emergency services, 38 people were involved in the accident. Fifteen died at the scene and two at the hospital at night. Among the 21 injured are 4 Portuguese, as well as citizens of Germany, Spain, South Korea, Cape Verde, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland and Morocco.
In addition, a Brazilian was among the people who were injured in the accident. to the Poder360. With minor injuries, he received hospital care and was released. The identity of the Brazilian was not disclosed.
Glory Elevator
The Glory Elevator has the capacity to carry up to 42 passengers (22 seated and 20 standing) and was inaugurated in 1885 – an older funicular in operation in the city. The equipment underwent a general repair by 2022 and periodic maintenance by 2024, according to the established protocols.
According to the president of Carris (Lisbon Iron Carris Company), “All maintenance protocols were performed and respected, including general maintenance, made every 4 years, which took place in 2022, and the intermediate maintenance, performed every 2 years, whose last execution was 2024”.
The route connects the Praça dos Restauradores to the Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara, in Bairro Alto, in a course of about 275 meters along the sidewalk of Gloria, passing through the main streets and sights.
