Overview
- The GPIAAF preliminary report concludes the cable disconnected at the cabin fixation point and did not meet Carris specifications.
- The agency recommends keeping all three Lisbon funiculars out of service until cable fixings and braking systems can stop cabins in a cable‑rupture scenario.
- Investigators identified discrepancies in maintenance records that were logged as completed despite evidence they did not match work actually carried out.
- The driver activated both braking systems, which were not designed to halt a cabin without counterweight assistance, revealing a structural safety shortcoming.
- The cable was installed in summer 2024 and fixation points are only visible during biennial replacements; the crash left 16 dead and about 20 injured.