Cable Car - Aerial Lift

Aerial Lift

Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:

  • An aerial tramway consists of a cabin suspended from a cable, pulled by another cable.
  • A gondola lift consists of a loop of cable that is strung between two or more stations, usually over intermediate supporting towers, from which cars are suspended.
  • A ropeway conveyor or material ropeway is a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended.
  • Chairlifts where open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable.

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