Aerial tramway

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 cables for support, with a third moving cable providing propulsion.[1] With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion cable and cannot be decoupled from it during operation. Aerial tramways usually provide lower line capacities and longer wait times than gondola lifts.[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.

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