#Algiers

Oct 03, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Berlin Shows Off Cabins; Urban Cable Car Projects in Brest & Constantine Chugs Along

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Brest Téléphérique project in France is reportedly back on track after a second project management tender went out this week. During the first round, several companies overbid the maximum €15 million...

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Sep 19, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Urban Cable Cars Open in La Paz and Algiers; Proposals in Sydney, New York and Quito

— —— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: September 15, 2014 marked the opening day for La Paz’s longest urban cable car system, the Yellow Line (La Línea Amarilla). Celebrations were held and passengers packed the system. In...

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Aug 23, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Le Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah To Soon Launch

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Oued Koriche and Bouzaréah, two suburbs is the Algerian capital of Algiers, is expected to see the inauguration of its much delayed cable car — Le téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah. The 3km long system...

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Sep 06, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: New Cable Car Concept Put Forward in Gold Coast, Australia

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Plans for a cable car has emerged in the Australian coastal city of Gold Coast. The concept is to connect the city’s airport to the nearby mountain/suburb of Springbrook. This is...

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Aug 26, 2011
Algerian Gondolas

The Algiers Téléphériques

From what we can piece together, Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems in Algeria began in the mid-1950’s with the construction of the Téléphérique d’El Madania in the capital Algiers. This system was then followed in 1982 by the Téléphérique Notre-Dame d’Afrique – again in Algiers. Five years later in 1987, two more Téléphériques would be...

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