A report into the deadly Lisbon funicular crash has said the cable linking the two carriages snapped and the brake‑guard activated the brakes.

The carriages of the city's iconic Gloria funicular had travelled no more than six metres when they "suddenly lost the balancing force of the connecting cable".

The vehicle's brake‑guard immediately "activated the pneumatic brake as well as the manual brake", the Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Aircraft Accidents and Railway Accidents said.

Image: Flowers for the victims in Lisbon. Pic: AP

Image: Pic: AP

But the measures "had no effect in reducing the vehicle's speed", as it accelerated and crashed at around 60kmh (37mph), and the disaster unfolded in less than 50 seconds.

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