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Background Cable car types Aerial lifts Aerial tramway Chairlift Mono-cable detachable gondola (MDG) Bi-cable detachable gondola (BDG) 3S/TDG tri-cable detachable gondola Funifor Funitel Pulsed gondola Ropeway conveyor or material ropeway Rail system Funicular Propulsion Grips Further reading

Background

Cable car types

Aerial lifts

An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides the propulsion.

Further reading: Aerial tramway full article | List of aerial tramways

Rail system
Funicular See full article on Funicular

Propulsion

Grips

Further reading
Ski lifts External links Database of cable cars at Lift World Cable car at Wikipedia Lift blog

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