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Urban Cable Systems : Relevance and Challenges of Implementation

Author: Pierre ZEMBRI

Publication date: November 10, 2023 | Lire en français

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    6. Glossary

    Teleports; overhead cable transport

    All aerial ropeway systems, whatever the technology used.

    Cable cars; ropeways

    Teleported systems involving one or two closed, medium- to high-capacity vehicles travelling back and forth, attached to the same hauling cable (Brest case).

    Gondola lifts

    Teleported systems featuring a variable number of low- to medium-capacity cabins moving unidirectionally, turning around at the end of their journey in a loop (as in Toulouse or Saint-Denis de la Réunion). The cabins can be disengaged at the station, allowing passengers to move in and out. The number of cabins can be increased or decreased according to ridership levels.

    Co-visibility; co-visibility

    All the visual interactions between...

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