• (n.) Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a system of electric transportation by means of carriages which are suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire. • (n.) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/telpher/
Tel'pher noun [ Greek ... far, far off + ... to bear.] (Electricity) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. Fleeming Jenkin. Telpher line , or Telpher road , an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are mov... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/23