Aerial tramway

This article is about aerial cable shuttle transport. For aerial cable transport that travels around a looped track, see gondola lift.
"Skylift" redirects here. For the proposed planet-to-space transportation, see Space elevator. For the science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, see Sky Lift.

The Portland Aerial Tram in Portland, Oregon, US
Aerial tramway in Engadin, Switzerland, suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope
The Port Vell Aerial Tramway in Barcelona, Spain

An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.[1] With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion rope and cannot be decoupled from it during operations. In comparison to gondola lifts, aerial tramways generally provide lower line capacities and longer wait times.[2]

  1. ^ "Aerial Technologies, Lesson 5: Aerial Trams". The Gondola Project. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Basic Lesson 3: Aerial Trams & Funiculars". The Gondola Project. November 13, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2016.