Tricable gondola lift
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The tricable gondola lift, also known as the 3S gondola lift, is a cable car system that was developed by the Swiss company Von Roll transport systems in Thun to unite the benefits of a gondola lift with those of a reversible cable car system. '3S' is an abbreviation of the German word dreiseil, meaning 'tricable'.
History
The first cable car system of this type called Alpine Express I, was built in 1991 in Saas-Fee. In 1994, a further section, called Alpine Express II, became operational. The cabins of these cable cars have space for 30 people and travel at a speed of 6 m/s pulled by an endless hauling cable, and suspended from two carrying cables.
A lane thus consists of three cables, from which the system takes its name. As with most rotating cabin cableways, gondolas are detachable from the cables in order to allow easy disembarkation without disrupting the transit of other cabins on the system. The system offers plenty of advantages, including lower energy consumption, high passenger capacity and comfort, much more frequent departures, increased wind stability, larger ground distances and rope spans, and a high driving speed.
Development and building of the Alpine Express I cost 70 million
Since then, the Italian company, Leitner, has also developed a 3S system, constructing their first system in 2009, in Ritten, Italy.
The Austrian company, Doppelmayr, has developed a tricable gondola carriage which generates electricity. The wheels that roll along the two support cables are attached to electricity generators. The electricity is used to power seat heating, lighting, and other electrical features inside the cabins.
Notable installations
Kitzbühel
The 3S cable car in Kitzbühel, Austria bridges the Saukasergraben and connects the skiing areas of Kirchberg and Resterhöhe with one another. The lift opened in January 2005 and is 3,642 metres long. A journey takes approximately nine minutes from end to end. At its highest point, the cableway is 400 metres from the ground. The use of only one aerial lift pylon resulted in an unusual span width of 2,507 metres between the valley station and the 80-metre support pillar. Overall, the system cost 13.5 million euros with each cabin costing 100,000 euros.
The cableway was manufactured by
Peak 2 Peak Gondola
In December 2008,
Sochi
The Olympic Village lift in Sochi, Russia, was built in 2012 by Doppelmayr. The lift has hangers designed to transport road vehicles, in addition to the regular passenger cabins.[1]
Hòn Thơm
In February 2018, the Hòn Thơm lift, in Vietnam, became the longest passenger ropeway in the world, at 7.9 km long. The lift travels over several of the Phú Quốc islands, in the Gulf of Thailand.[2] The system was manufactured by Doppelmayr.[3]
Matterhorn Glacier Ride
In September 2018, the Matterhorn Glacier Ride opened in
References
- ^ "30-TGD Olympic Village, Sochi, Russia" (PDF). Doppelmayr. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Onboard the world's longest 3S cable car". The Gondola Project. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Doppelmayr opens the world's longest ropeway". Doppelmayr. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Matterhorn Alpine Crossing: border crossing to open from 1 July 2023". Zermatt.ch. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
External links
- Media related to Tricable detachable gondola lifts at Wikimedia Commons
- Doppelmayr 3S Gondola Lifts