On arrival in Rio de Janeiro, we had a guide who took us on the Corovardo rack-and-pinion (cog-wheel) railway to the top of the mountain, with the statue of Christ the Redeemer at the top. The railway Mount Pilatus railway in Switzerland (q.v.): which is not surprising as the cars were built in Switzerland.

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	Replica of railway car mounted on the roof of the lower terminus building the the rack railway to the top of Corcovardo Photo PB200005 on 20/11/2006			Train approaching upper terminus Photo PB200064 on 20/11/2006
	Tower car used for maintaining the overhead wiring Photo PB200021 on 20/11/2006			Car in siding at intermediate station Photo PB200082 on 20/11/2006
	Wheelset, with running wheels, cogwheel and gearbox Photo PB200022 on 20/11/2006			At the loop, the driver controls the track switch by inserting and turning a key in a box mounted on a post. Photo PB200086 on 20/11/2006
	Train at the upper station Photo PB200041 on 20/11/2006			Interior view of car Photo PB200093 on 20/11/2006
	View of pantograph and heat-dissipating restors for dynamic braking Photo PB200060 on 20/11/2006			De-training at the lower terminus Photo PB200094 on 20/11/2006
	Top view of car at upper terminus Photo PB200061 on 20/11/2006

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