As the Brest Cable Car (Téléphérique de Brest) nears its first anniversary, its journey so far has been anything but smooth. A series of technical challenges — ranging from power outages on its maiden voyage to computer/operational failures — has plagued France’s first Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) system. With its slew of problems, critics have been...
Pour faciliter le déplacement dans la ville de Brest, Keolis a choisi un moyen de transport des plus sûr et économique avec le téléphérique. #SNCF #Keolis #Brest #telepherique #transport #urbain #ville #bluesky A photo posted by SNCF (@sncf) on Nov 3, 2016 at 11:01am PDT Essaie du nouveau jouet de la ville ! Superbe vue...
France’s first Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) system, the Brest Cable Car has finally opened for passenger service this past Saturday (November 19, 2016). The 460m long CPT line crosses the coastal river of Penfeld at heights of up to 70m and connects the City Center to the Capucins neigbhourhood (former military/industrial site currently being revitalized)....
— After 2 months of testing, new footage of the Brest Cable Car (French: Téléphérique de Brest) has surfaced online. The cable lift operates in an aerial tram configuration — however, unlike your typical aerial tram, the manufacturers (Bartholet) have built an incredibly unique system known as the “saut de mouton à câble” or SDMC Concept. With this design, the two...
Cabins for France’s newest urban cable car, the Brest Cable Car (French: Téléphérique de Brest) has been unveiled this week. — For those living in the City, the public can go to Siam Street (bottom station) between April 8-10, 2016 to get a first hand look at the cabins. The two 60-person cabins are five...
Scheduled to open in Summer 2016, the Brest Cable Car (Téléphérique de Brest) will be France’s first urban cable car. Originally designed as a Funitel, the system will use an Aerial Tram configuration and will employ some very special design techniques to minimize station size and cost. Can anyone spot what this is? 😉 —
The small Breton city of Brest, France will enter the small club of cities around the world with an urban gondola system to call their own. Back in December of 2011, the topographically-challenged city of 140,000 inhabitants approved plans to proceed with a short gondola system spanning the city’s harbour and Penfeld River. The system...