None of these are what I would consider appropriate examples of Cable Propelled Transit, but they’re neat to look at nonetheless. They give you a sense of how old and basic the technology is. In essence, these are a few of the historic installations that gave rise to modern cable systems. They are still used extensively today.
They are an essential and wonderful part of a transit history that stretches back (literally) to 250 BC. The systems below are privately-owned systems used to access hard to reach Alphütte (Alpine Farms) in Switzerland. Enjoy!
Thanks to Statiönchen for these wonderful images. You can view dozens more of these at The Gondola Project Flickr Group.
Note: These images are not Creative Commons licensed. They have been used with permission by Statiönchen.
4 Comments
I would like to build this type of cable propelled transit to transport people to top of Foxfire Mountain so they can zip line down. I would like help in getting some plans or finding an engineer.
Hi Marc,
Why don’t you send us an email at “gondola (at) creativeurbanprojects (dot) com” describing your project a little bit further and we can try and help you out.
Hi
I,d like to build a cable car(gondola) for my villa and ski site in mountain
3.5km length ,450m high.
Could you help me?
Hi Ahmad,
Please email us at “gondola (at) creativeurbanprojects (dot) com,” tell us a bit more about your project and then we can understand how to help you better.