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Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift [i], often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of ... 

. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range [i] systems of Europe [i], stretching from Austria [i] ... 

 regions of Europe Europe

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, the French French language

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 and German German language

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 language names of T?l?ph?rique and Seilbahn are often also used in an English English language

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 language context.

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An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift [i], often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of ... 

. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range [i] systems of Europe [i], stretching from Austria [i] ... 

 regions of Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

, the French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 and German German language

German is a West Germanic language [i]. ... 

 language names of Téléphérique and Seilbahn are often also used in an English English language

English is a widely distributed language that originated in England [i] but is now the primary language ... 

 language context.

Overview


An aerial tramway is one or two fixed cables , one endless loop of cable , and two passenger cabins. The fixed cables provide support for the cabins. The haulage rope, by means of a grip, is solidly connected to the truck . The haulage rope is usually driven by an electric motor Electric motor

An electric motor converts electrical energy [i] into kinetic energy.... 

 and being connected to the cabins, moves them up or down the mountain Mountain

A mountain is a landform [i] that extends above the surrounding terrain [i] in a limited area. ... 

.

Two-car tramways use a jig-back system: A large electric motor Electric motor

An electric motor converts electrical energy [i] into kinetic energy.... 

 is located at the bottom of the tramway so that it effectively pulls one cabin down, using that cabin's weight to help pull the other cabin up. A similar system of cables is used in a funicular Funicular

A funicular, also called funicular railway [i], inclined railway, inclined plane, or,... 

 railway. The two passenger cabins, which carry from 4 to over 100 people, are situated at opposite ends of the loops of cable. Thus, while one is coming up, the other is going down the mountain, and they pass each other midway on the cable span.

Some aerial trams have only one cabin, which lends itself better for systems with small elevation changes along the cable run.

The original version was called telpherage, and was invented by Scottish Scotland

Scotland is a nation [i] in northwest Europe [i] and one of the constituent [i] countries [i] ... 

 engineer Fleeming Jenkin. Smaller telpherage systems are sometimes used to transport objects such as tools or mail within a building or factory Factory

A factory or manufacturing plant is a large industrial [i] building [i] where workers manufacture [i] ... 

.

Many aerial tramways were built by Von Roll Ltd. of Switzerland, which has since been acquired by Austrian lift manufacturer Doppelmayr. The German firm of Bleichert built hundreds of freight and military tramways .

Aerial tramways differ from gondola lift Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift [i], often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of ... 

s in that the latter use several smaller cabins circulating on a looped cable, and can be stopped at intermediate or end stations for passenger loading and unloading when uncoupled from their haulage cable by releasing cable grips.

An escape aerial tramway is a special form of the aerial tramway that allows a fast escape from a dangerous location. They are used on rocket Rocket

The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle [i], missile [i] or aircraft [i] which obtains thrust [i] ... 

 launching sites in order to offer the launch staff or astronauts a fast retreat. The tramway consists of a rope which runs from the launch tower downward to a protection shelter. On the launch supply tower Tower

A tower is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide, and usually much higher.... 

 several small cabs can be occupied by the launch staff or the astronaut Astronaut

An astronaut, cosmonaut , spationaut or taikonaut is a person who travels into space [i]... 

s. After loosening a barrier these roll downward to the protection shelter. An escape aerial tramway exists on the launch pads 39A and 39B on Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida [i], United States [i], near the center of ... 

.

Some aerial tramways have their own propulsion, such as the Lasso Mule or the Josef Mountain Aerial Tramway near Meran.

Records

  • Tallest support tower: 113.6 metres
  • Deepest: Masada cableway, Israel
  • Highest: Mérida cable car Mérida cable car

    ... 

    , Venezuela
  • Longest: Norsjö aerial tramway, Sweden
  • As mass transit: The Roosevelt Island Tramway Roosevelt Island Tramway

    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway [i] in New York City [i] that spans the East River and... 

     in New York City New York City

    [i] in the [[United States]... 

     is the only aerial tramway in North America North America

    North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 

     used by commuters as a mode of mass transit Public transport

    Public transport, public transportation, public transit or mass transit comprises all ... 

      . Passengers pay with the same farecard used for the New York City Subway New York City Subway

    The New York City Subway system is a large rapid transit [i] system operated by the New York City Transit Authority [i] ... 

    .
  • The Sandia Peak Tramway Sandia Peak Tramway

    The Sandia Peak Tramway, located in Albuquerque [i], New Mexico [i], USA [i] ... 

     in Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque is the largest city [i] in the state [i] of New Mexico [i] ... 

     is the world's longest single span tramway.
  • The Mount Roberts Tramway Mount Roberts Tramway

    The Mount Roberts Tramway is an aerial tramway [i] just south of Juneau in the U.S. state [i] of Alaska [i]... 

     in Juneau, Alaska Alaska

    Alaska is a U.S. state [i], located on the northwest tier [i] of North America [i] ... 

    , serves visitors arriving in Juneau on cruise ships with its base terminal on the cruise ship dock. At sea level Sea level

    Mean sea level is the average height of the sea [i], with reference to a suitable reference surface. ... 

     it is one of the lowest aerial tramway terminals

List of accidents

  • August 15, 1960 between Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia

    [i] region, [[Italy]... 

     and the Monte Faito, near Naples Naples

    Naples is the largest city in southern Italy [i] and capital of Campania [i] region and the Province of Naples [i] ... 

    , Italy Italy

    Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ... 

    .
  • August 29, 1961: A military plane splits the hauling cable of a cabin railway on the Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc Mont Blanc

    Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco also known as "La Dame Blanche" , in the Alps [i], is the highest mountain [i] ... 

     massif: 6 people killed.
  • 1963: Cabin of the renovated PKB crashes at the valley station, 1 person killed, several injured.
  • December 25, 1965: Power failure on the aerial ropeway at Puy de Sancy Puy de Sancy

    Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central [i] and therefore the highest mountain in cen ... 

     in central France causes abrupt cabin halt, cabin wall breaks. 17 people fall, 7 killed.
  • July 9, 1966: A cable breaks on a cabin railway at Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc massif: 3 cabins fall, 4 people killed.
  • December 6, 1970: 5 people killed at Meran Meran-Merano

    Meran / Merano is the second biggest city of South Tyrol [i], in the Trentino-South Tyrol [i] regi ... 

    , South Tyrol South Tyrol

    South Tyrol is an autonomous province [i] of Italy [i] that belongs to the region [i] ... 

    .
  • July 13, 1972: 13 killed at the crash of a cab in Bettmeralp, Switzerland Switzerland

    Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked [i] Alpine country [i] in Central Europe [i] ... 

    .
  • October 26, 1972: During a test at an aerial tramway at Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes

    Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort [i] in the French [i] Isre [i] dpartement [i] ... 

     in France, two cabs collide. 9 killed.
  • March 10, 1976: In the Italian Dolomites at Cavalese, a cab falls after a rope break, killing 42. '
  • March 26, 1976: Damage to the carrying rope leads to crash of multiple cabs of the aerial tramway at Vail, Colorado Vail, Colorado

    Vail is a town in Eagle County [i], Colorado [i], USA [i]. ... 

    , USA. 4 people killed, 5 injured.
  • April 15, 1978: In a storm, two carrying ropes of the Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway in California fall from the aerial tramway support tower. One of the ropes partly destroys the cabin. 4 killed, 32 injured.
  • January 29, 1983: A cabin of the Singapore Cable Car Singapore Cable Car

    The Singapore Cable Car provides an aerial link from Mount Faber [i] on the main island of Singapore [i] ... 

     falls into the sea between Singapore and the Sentosa Sentosa

    Sentosa, which means tranquillity in Malay [i], is a popular island [i] resort [i] in ... 

     island after the cableway was hit by an oil rig. 8 people killed.
  • February 13, 1983: 2 cabs collide in Aosta Aosta

    Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley [i] in the Italian [i] Alps [i], 110km n ... 

     , 11 dead.
  • January 13, 1989: 8 people killed during a test of the French aerial tramway Vaujany at Val d'Isere Val d'Isère

    Val d'Isre is a famous ski resort [i] and a commune [i] located in the Savoie [i] dpartement [i] ... 

    .
  • June 1, 1990: 15 people killed after a rope break in Tbilisi Tbilisi

    Tbilisi is the capital city [i] of the country of Georgia [i], lying on the banks of the Kura [i] ... 

    , Georgia.
  • 1995: Operator error causes cabin of Muttereralmbahn near Innsbruck Innsbruck

    Innsbruck is a city in western Austria [i], and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol [i]. ... 

    , Austria, to crash. No casualties or injuries.
  • February 3, 1998: U.S. military aircraft severs the cable of an aerial ropeway in Cavalese, Italy, killing 20 people. '
  • July 1, 1999: 20 people killed at the crash of an aerial tramway at the Bure observatory in the French alps.
  • July 6, 2000: Entering the middle station of Nebelhornbahn, a cabin fails to brake. 23 people injured.
  • October 9, 2004: Crash of a cabin of the Grünberg aerial tramway in Gmunden Gmunden

    Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria [i] with 15,075 inhabitants. ... 

    , Austria. Many hurt.
  • November 14, 2004: Empty cabin of tramway in Sölden, Austria, falls after becoming entangled with rope. No casualties, 113 people rescued from other cabins
  • September 5, 2005: Nine people die, several are injured when a 750 kg concrete hopper accidentially lost by a helicopter hits a cabin in Sölden, Austria.
  • April 18, 2006: New York's Roosevelt Island Tramway Roosevelt Island Tramway

    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway [i] in New York City [i] that spans the East River and... 

     experiences a power failure, leaving 69 passengers in two trams stranded over the East River East River

    The East River is a tidal strait [i] in New York City [i] connecting Upper New York Bay [i] on its south ... 

     for approximately seven hours, just eight months after a similar incident in which trams were stranded for 90 minutes. No injuries or fatalities occurred in either incident.

See also

  • Aerial tramway support pillar Aerial tramway support pillar

    An aerial tramway support pillar is a tower [i]-like construction bearing the cable of an aerial tramway [i] ... 

  • Roosevelt Island Tramway Roosevelt Island Tramway

    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway [i] in New York City [i] that spans the East River and... 

  • Riblet Tramway Company Riblet

    Riblet Tramway Company was founded by Byron Christian Riblet.... 

  • List of aerial tramways List of aerial tramways

    List of aerial tramway [i]s around the world. ... 

  • Transport Transport

    Transport or transportation is the movement [i] of people [i] and goods [i] ... 

  • List of aerial lift manufacturers
  • Gondola lift Gondola lift

    A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift [i], often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of ... 

  • Chairlift Chairlift

    A chairlift, more correctly known as an elevated passenger ropeway, is a type of aerial lift [i], which ... 

  • Detachable chairlift Detachable chairlift

    A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift [i], which, like ... 

  • Funitel Funitel

    A funitel is a type of aerial lift [i] used to transport skiiers. ... 

  • Cable ferry Cable ferry

    A cable ferry is a means of water transportation by which a ferry [i] or other boat is guided and in man ... 

  • Cable car
  • Moanda Moanda

    Moanda is one of the four largest towns in Gabon [i], lying on the N3 road [i] in Haut Ogoou [i] ... 

     cableway
  • Hallidie ropeway
  • List of spans


  • Skiing and Skiing Topics Skiing

    Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow [i] using ski [i]s , with metal edges, strapped to the feet ... 



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