2-cable gondola lifts to Ngong Ping village in Hong Kong built by Leitner. Ngong Ping ( is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Leitner Group is an Italian conglomerate based in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, that owns and runs several industrial and equipment companies

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Wire rope consists of several strands laid (or 'twisted' together like a helix The cable is driven by a bullwheel in the terminal, which is connected to an engine or electric motor. For the US Navy fuel oil barge see USNS Bullwheel. A bullwheel is a large wheel on which a Rope turns such as in a An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input An electric motor uses Electrical energy to produce Mechanical energy. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French language name of Télécabine is also used in an English language context. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Gondola lifts should not be confused with aerial tramways, which are also sometimes known as "cable cars". An aerial tramway is a type of Aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a cable and is pulled by another cable

Types

Classic 1960s 4-seater monocable gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland built by GMD Mueller. GMD Mueller Lifts AG was a Swiss aerial lift manufacturing firm This lift was of the same type as the old Whistler gondola

In some systems the passenger cabins, which can hold between two and 16 people, are connected to the cable by means of spring-loaded grips. Whistler is a Resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia These grips allow the cabin to be detached from the moving cable and slowed down in the terminals, to allow passengers to board and disembark. Doors are almost always automatic and controlled by a lever on the roof or on the undercarriage that is pushed up or down. Cabins are driven through the terminals either by rotating tires, or by a chain system. This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. To be accelerated to and decelerated from line speed, cabins are driven along by progressively faster (or slower) rotating tires until they reach line or terminal speed. On older installations, gondolas are accelerated manually by an operator. Gondola lifts can have intermediate stops that allow for uploading and downloading on the lift. Examples of a lift with three stops instead of the standard two are the Village Gondola and the Excalibur Gondolas at Whistler, while an example of a lift with four terminals is the Plattieres Gondola at Meribel. Whistler is a Resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia Méribel is a ski resort in the French Alps situated

In other systems the cable is slowed down intermittently to allow passengers to disembark and embark the cabins at stations, and to allow people in the cars along the route to take photographs. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic A system like this, or when a train of gondolas in a row stops at a station is called a pulse gondola because the lift stops to load usually three cabins at a terminal and then starts up again. It stops over and over to do this.

12-passenger gondola lift in Åre (Sweden) built by Poma. Åre is a Ski area located in Åre Municipality, Jämtland, Sweden just outside and above the village of Åre, approximately For the village see Poma Bangladesh. Poma or Pomagalski SA is an international corporation headquartered in France, which

Another type of gondola lift is the bi-cable gondola, which has one other stationary cable, besides the main haul rope, that helps support the cabins. Examples of this type of lift include the Ngong Ping Cable Car in Hong Kong, the Singapore Cable Car, and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff, Canada. Ngong Ping 360 is a tourism project in Lantau Island, Hong Kong, consisting of Ngong Ping Cable Car and Ngong Ping Village. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Singapore Cable Car provides an aerial link from Mount Faber on the main island of Singapore to the resort island of Sentosa across the Sulphur Mountain is a Mountain in Banff National Park overlooking the town of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page There are also tri-cable gondolas that have two stationary cables that support the cabins. They differ from aerial tramways in that the latter consist only of one or two usually larger cabins, moving up and down, not circulating. An aerial tramway is a type of Aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a cable and is pulled by another cable

Open-air gondolas, or cabriolet as commonly called, are fairly uncommon and are quite primitive because they are exposed to the elements. Their cabins are usually hollow cylinder, open from chest height up, with a floor and a cover on the top. They are usually used as village gondolas and for short distances. An example of these are the Cabriolets at Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec and Mountain Creek. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Mountain Creek is a Ski resort located in Vernon Township, New Jersey, on Route 94, owned and operated by Intrawest. Open-air gondolas can also come in a style similar to a pulse gondola, like the Village Gondola at Panorama Ski Resort, British Columbia. Panorama Mountain Village is a ski and golf resort located in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C

The first gondola skilift built in the United States was located at the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is a Ski area located on Wildcat Mountain near Jackson New Hampshire in the Mount Washington Valley It was a two-person gondola built in 1957 and serviced skiiers until 1999. The lift was later demolished in 2004. The lift and its cabins were manufactured by a former Italian lift company: Carlevaro-Savio.

List of accidents

• 29 January 1983: The Singapore Cable Car disaster, which saw seven people killed when two cabins plunged into the sea after the cableway was hit by a Panamanian-registered oil rig. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) An accident on the Singapore Cable Car system occurred at about 6 p
• September 5, 2005: Nine people died and ten were injured when a 750 kg concrete block was accidentally dropped by a construction helicopter in Sölden, Austria. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria. Hundreds had to be evacuated from the lift. ^{[1] [2]}
• July 13, 2006: Five people, including a three-year-old girl, were injured after 2 cable cars collided and one crashed to the ground. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The accident took place at the Nevis Range, near Fort William in northwest Scotland. There were no fatalities and the gondola was deemed safe for operation shortly after the accident. ^[3]
• February 18, 2007: A gondola car derailed from the cable at Ski Apache and rolled backwards hitting another car. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ski Apache is a Ski resort in southern New Mexico, on the slopes of Sierra Blanca. Eight people were involved in the crash but only two suffered minor injuries.
• March 2, 2008: A man fell out of a gondola in Chamonix after he and one of his friends leant on and broke the plexiglass window. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[4]

See also

Interior of a gondola lift station, in this case an intermediate station where gondolas detach from the line, automatically travel through the building on tracks and attach to the line of the second section. The drive motors for both sections are visible below the bullwheels

• List of aerial lift manufacturers
• List of gondola lifts
• Ski lifts
• Aerial tramway
• Cable car (disambiguation)

References

External links

• Lift-Database: Lift-World
• The Tochal gondola lift, Theran, Iran (Site in Persian and English language)