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#1 teachme

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Posted 12 June 2015 - 02:37 AM

A bit slow on here of late so thought to share a few more from RM


http://www.remontees...rtage-3553.html

This cable car is interesting as it has two cabins on each line with a mid change over. I assume this is to increase capacity. I have never been on this one but rode one up at Patscherkofel that had the same design. (image attached)



http://www.remontees...rtage-3522.html

This one is interesting as the cable car is held up by cables not a metal strut. Any idea why?

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Posted 12 June 2015 - 05:14 AM

View Postteachme, on 12 June 2015 - 02:37 AM, said:


http://www.remontees...rtage-3553.html

This cable car is interesting as it has two cabins on each line with a mid change over. I assume this is to increase capacity. I have never been on this one but rode one up at Patscherkofel that had the same design. (image attached)



This machine has a total of three cars, two on one side and one on the other. As you said, there is a mid station where passengers reload into the one cabin that services the upper half of the conveyance. Here is a photo of the top terminal that shows the near-side cabin bay blocked off.

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Posted 23 June 2015 - 06:20 PM

View Postteachme, on 12 June 2015 - 02:37 AM, said:

A bit slow on here of late so thought to share a few more from RM


http://www.remontees...rtage-3553.html

This cable car is interesting as it has two cabins on each line with a mid change over. I assume this is to increase capacity. I have never been on this one but rode one up at Patscherkofel that had the same design. (image attached)



http://www.remontees...rtage-3522.html

This one is interesting as the cable car is held up by cables not a metal strut. Any idea why?



When I looked at the pictures that you posted and looked at the website link, I was struck by how similar this cable car is to the design and build of the tram at Jay Peak, Vermont, USA. See pics of Jay Peak old photos here: http://www.chairlift.org/jay.html and see Jay Peak website for current tram cars and tram building here: www.jaypeakresort.com.

I would be curious to know if the cable car you posted pics of, and the Jay Peak tram were build by the same or related companies.

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Posted 10 July 2015 - 09:41 AM

It looks to me like there's four cars, and the center platform at the upper terminal slides across to block the empty bay. I think the line gauge narrows significantly at the top for some reason, which means there's no room for a fixed center platform.

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Posted 10 July 2015 - 05:16 PM

Yes the top bay appears to slide from side to side, but when I rode this machine last early September, there was no 4th cabin; two cabins on the lower half, one cabin on the upper.

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Posted 11 July 2015 - 03:05 PM

View Postccslider, on 10 July 2015 - 05:16 PM, said:

Yes the top bay appears to slide from side to side, but when I rode this machine last early September, there was no 4th cabin; two cabins on the lower half, one cabin on the upper.


I defer to your actual observations, however what on earth could be the reason for such a lopsided system? Others of the same type I have ridden such as in Innsbruck have two on each side.

Also, many cable cars in Euro land have sliding platforms as it is a way to reuse the original terminals with bigger cabins after a retrofit / rebuild.

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