Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: An investigation is underway in Portugal on Thursday (September 4) as to what caused a funicular railway popular with ...

A cable that broke in September’s deadly funicular crash in Lisbon was not certified to carry people and failed to meet the operator’s specifications, according to interim findings from authorities, ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people and injured 21 ...

Funicular railway popular with tourists 15 killed at scene on Wednesday, one more died in hospital Carriage plunged down slope before derailing Union says workers had flagged cable tension concerns ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The first investigative report on the deadly derailment of a popular Portugal streetcar said Saturday that a cable connecting the two cabins essentially snapped. Wednesday’s ...

LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a funicular railway popular with tourists to derail and hurtle down a hill, killing at least 17 people and injuring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman placed a message reading: "Lisbon cries and we cry with her," among flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial honoring ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The failure of a ...