For 125 years, the ‘funiculaire’ in the city of Fribourg has been running on a particular kind of renewable energy: wastewater. The ‘funi’, as the heritage-listed railway is known locally, is an important reminder of Fribourg’s industrial past.

https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/09/the-fribourg-funicular-powered-by-wastewater/

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  1. It really does smell. Every time you use the Des Alps car park top exit, which is right next to the funicular entrance, you get a lovely scent 😂