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Cable cars and cableways function as an efficient means of transport in an urban setting. Find out more on our blog!
The instruments for the recovery of urban cable cars
Urban cable cars are usually equipped with an integrated evacuation concept in which the cabins are brought into the station in the event of an emergency. However, operators should also rely on human recovery teams for safety. These require cable carriages to get from the supports to the cabins. The Swiss recovery specialist IMMOOS has recently expanded its product range for this purpose.
Ropedays enter the seventh round
Exciting and current research contributions about the rope await interested parties at the seventh International Stuttgart Ropedays.
Transport Forum: sustainability and decarbonisation
This year, once again, Forum Verkehr: PSO & ÖPNV (the public service and local public transport forum) was held in Vienna. Here, representatives from the public and private transport sector meet and discuss the future of mobility. Every year, the focus is on different, current topics. In 2022, it was therefore all about fuel prices, future mobility and the path of decarbonisation.
A boost in the appeal of local public transport
The city of Bochum, a large city in the Ruhr metropolitan region, has a large shopping centre, the Ruhrpark, without good connections to the city centre. A group of voters wants to change this with an urban cable car.
A long planned project is now taking shape
Urban cable cars are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. Growing traffic problems and the demand for sustainable transport can even be heard in Prague, where a new cable car project is being developed.
Master plan and amended law
The independent city in the Ruhr region has been considering traffic-calming measures for some time. Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia now brings the urban cable car transport system into the discussion.
Is the cable car necessary?
In Regensburg (Germany) the use of urban cable cars is a university topic. Together with a group of students, two professors have developed a cable car plan for the city. This proposal was publicly debated in March.
Dieter Röser: The man for the cable
For 15 years Dieter Röser has installed cable car cables, station roofs, bridges and much more for INAUEN-SCHÄTTI. In this interview he talks about notable orders, priorities, and what a kitchen has in common with a cable car.
Top floor main entrance – shopping with BARTHOLET
Cable car systems have long ceased to be limited only to winter operation or even only to the mountains. These efficient systems are also used increasingly frequently in urban areas. Nonetheless, integration of the station building into a shopping centre, such as in Kish (Iran), is something very special.
A cable car for California
Half Moon Bay – a place for surfing, watching huge waves and relaxing in the Californian sun – could soon be accessible by gondola. The city twenty minutes outside San Francisco has massive traffic problems, which could be resolved with a cable car.
Pittsburgh to consider a cable car
Pittsburgh, USA: Regional Transit can begin a more detailed look at one of its most intriguing projects — which could use suspended cable cars — as a result of a federal grant.
Steamboat resort: Wild Blue Gondola installation has started
Heavy equipment has spent the spring clearing the base area and large swaths of trees up on the mountain to make way for the Wild Blue Gondola. The first leg of the gondola is slated to open for the 2022-23 winter season, stretching from Steamboat Square and the base area to Greenhorn Ranch, the new beginner area located near Bashor Bowl.