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Lisbon funicular trams ordered to stay closed after crash report reveals failings

A new report has now revealed the cause of the Lisbon funicular crash, which killed 16 people and injured 21 others.

The official preliminary report, published on Monday, stated that a failed steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the derailment on Wednesday, September 3.

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