A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A brief look into the history of Aerial Tramways used for mining in California’s Shasta County. A 1.6km chairlift/gondola is being proposed in Nelson, New Zealand to connect to Fringe Hill....
Happy Easter to all our new and regular readers on The Gondola Project! We’ll be back to regular posting on Wednesday, April 3rd. Have a great long weekend!
Regular readers of The Gondola Project are familiar with the difficulties the Burnaby Mountain gondola has experienced getting off the ground (pun intended). The proposed system – which is to serve the student, faculty and resident population of Simon Fraser University (SFU) – while having significant merit, has hit a couple of roadblocks along the...
If anyone lived in Vancouver back in 1986, they would probably remember Expo86 — a world’s fair which showcased the best and latest transport technologies from around the globe. It included everything from monorails, HSST, and of course, Vancouver’s famous Skytrain. And perhaps surprisingly (or not), the event featured two urban gondola systems – both...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Christchurch Gondola is scheduled to finally reopen on Monday after it was forced to shut down from earthquake-related damages two years ago After the government announced a dual naming policy...
This is a guest post by Ross Edgar. The United Kingdom is not known for its gondolas. In fact, the UK’s gondolas can be counted on one hand. Beyond the recently constructed Emirates Air Line in London there are three other gondola systems in the country: in north-west Scotland the Nevis Range gondola near Fort...
Sooner or later you’re going to run into someone that preaches as gospel that cable cars can’t do this or can’t do that. Typically, the argument is that cable cars can’t turn corners, can’t have intermediary stations and can’t be built in long configurations. Doesn’t matter whether that’s true or not, they’ll speak it like...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort in Vietnam’s Danang city is set to open it’s third cable car line. The Mount Wellington Cable Car proposal in Australia faces opposition from local...
If you’re a regular transit rider, you know waiting for the bus is never fun. And I’m not sure if it’s just me, but buses always seem to be running late — especially when you’re in a rush. To rectify these problems, Qualcomm decided to add a little fun and excitement to the commute of...
I recently came upon a series of photos of the virtually abandoned (and disputed) city of Tkvarcheli, Georgia. Included in the series is several photos of what appears to be an equally abandoned gondola holding watch over a completely bombed out and desolate former Soviet mining town. No real comments or insights to provide, just some...