A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: New transportation plans in Istanbul, Turkey reveal that a cable car is planned travel over the Bosphorus strait. While the project is still within its infant stages, if built, the system...
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 cable car project is being considered in Birmingham, England. It looks to shuttle riders between three rail stations. A 2.4km gondola system may soon be under construction in Kathmandu, Nepal. The...
As we’ve demonstrated before, cable cars, ropeways and gondolas are amongst the safest transit technologies in the world. But that doesn’t mean accidents don’t happen. A few days ago in Pakistan a cable car system snapped, sending 8 passengers plunging into the swollen Indus river below. No survivors were reported. A similar incident occurred last...