telpher
An electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
A system of transportation using telphers.
In 1898, the ever-innovative Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway installed an overhead delivery system known as a 'telpher'. […] But the telpher at Manchester Victoria wasn't part of a crane. It was part of an extraordinary dual-railed overhead line, a little like a suspended monorail, with individually manned units that trundled high above the heads of passengers and staff, carrying goods from the Parcels Office to each platform.
Where it comes from
From tele- + Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry telpher (CC BY-SA 4.0).