Railway vehicle and funicular apparatus

A funicular comprising an upstream station, a downstream station, a railway track connecting the upstream station to the downstream station, and a vehicle designed to run on the railway track and comprising a chassis defining a median longitudinal vertical plane, wherein the chassis rests on at least a first pendulum running gear, comprising two independent lateral pendulum devices situated on either side of the median longitudinal vertical plane, wherein each lateral pendulum device comprises:

• a secondary pendulum articulated in relation to the chassis around a horizontal secondary pivot axis and
• two primary pendulums, each articulated in relation to the secondary pendulum around a horizontal primary pivot axis, wherein the primary pivot axes of the two primary pendulums are spaced apart from each other, longitudinally on either side of the secondary pivot axis, wherein each primary pendulum is associated with at least two support rollers designed to run on the railway track, each rotating around a rotation axis parallel to the primary pivot axis of the associated primary pendulum and situated longitudinally on either side of the primary pivot axis of the associated primary pendulum,
• a plate to which the secondary pendulum device is articulated, the plate being connected to the chassis via one or several jacks oriented perpendicularly to the secondary pivot axis, the one or several jacks being capable of lifting the chassis for setting the vehicle in motion and lowering the chassis for loading or unloading phases or for emergency braking,
• wherein the vehicle comprises a floor defining a horizontal plane and a vertical axis and the one or several jacks are oriented along an axis tilted in relation to the vertical axis and perpendicular to the track.