The Seilbahn Zugspitze is an aerial tramway running from the Eibsee Lake to the top of Zugspitze in Bavaria, Germany. It currently[update] holds the world record for the longest freespan in a cable car at 3,213 metres (10,541 ft)[1] as well as the tallest lattice steel aerial tramway support tower in the world at 127 metres (417 ft).[2] Construction of the system began in 2015 and it opened on 22 December 2017.[3]
The original Eibsee Cable CarView of the lake Eibsee from the Aerial Tramway cabinStation Eibsee of new cable car "Seilbahn Zugspitze"
This cable car replaced the original Eibsee Cable Car which closed on 2 April 2017 leaving no service for eight and a half months (access to Zugspitze was still possible via the rack railway and the Gletscherbahn Cable Car).[3]
The original Eibsee Cable Car,[4] which opened in 1963, was a cable car which connected the lower station (973 metres or 3,192 feet above sea level) near lake Eibsee with the top station at 2,950 metres (9,678 ft) above sea level next to the summit of Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain on the border to Austria.
The cable car from Lake Eibsee was built to provide a faster access to the Zugspitze from its German side, as the rack railway from Garmisch-Partenkirchen does not go directly to the summit and takes much longer. Both the original Eibsee Cable Car and its replacement Seilbahn Zugspitze belong to Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG, the company operating the rack railway and most cable cars, gondola lifts and chairlifts in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area. It is thus possible to make round trips using both the rack railway and the cable car. On the Austrian side, there is the Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car which starts at Ehrwald and meets the Seilbahn Zugspitze at the top.
Technicaledit
The technical details of the Eibsee Cable Car and the replacement Seilbahn Zugspitze are summarised in the following table.
On 12 September 2018, during an emergency training exercise, the chain of the chain hoist used to lower the rescue vehicle onto the running ropes broke dropping the vehicle onto the ropes before the hoisting rope could be attached. Consequently, the rescue vehicle ran down the ropes unrestrained into the passenger gondola that was approximately 280 m (919 ft) below the mountain station. As both the rescue vehicle and the gondola were empty during the exercise, nobody was hurt. The gondola was damaged beyond repair (there is no information on the fate of the rescue vehicle, but there is no indication that a replacement is required).
The tramway remained closed until a replacement gondola was available. It reopened on 21 December 2018.[5] It is not possible to operate the system with one gondola as each gondola counter-balances the other. Installing a temporary counter-weight would necessitate recertification of the system. This was a previously unknown failure scenario and has required other similar aerial tramway systems to review their safety assessments. In particular: to devise a method by which the rescue vehicle is restrained while being lowered onto the running ropes rather than afterwards.[6][7]
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The Seilbahn Zugspitze is an aerial tramway running from the Eibsee Lake to the top of Zugspitze in Bavaria Germany It currently update holds the world record for the longest freespan in a cable car at 3 213 metres 10 541 ft 1 as well as the tallest lattice steel aerial tramway support tower in the world at 127 metres 417 ft 2 Construction of the system began in 2015 and it opened on 22 December 2017 3 The original Eibsee Cable CarView of the lake Eibsee from the Aerial Tramway cabinStation Eibsee of new cable car Seilbahn Zugspitze This cable car replaced the original Eibsee Cable Car which closed on 2 April 2017 leaving no service for eight and a half months access to Zugspitze was still possible via the rack railway and the Gletscherbahn Cable Car 3 Contents 1 History 2 Technical 3 Incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe original Eibsee Cable Car 4 which opened in 1963 was a cable car which connected the lower station 973 metres or 3 192 feet above sea level near lake Eibsee with the top station at 2 950 metres 9 678 ft above sea level next to the summit of Zugspitze Germany s highest mountain on the border to Austria The cable car from Lake Eibsee was built to provide a faster access to the Zugspitze from its German side as the rack railway from Garmisch Partenkirchen does not go directly to the summit and takes much longer Both the original Eibsee Cable Car and its replacement Seilbahn Zugspitze belong to Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG the company operating the rack railway and most cable cars gondola lifts and chairlifts in the Garmisch Partenkirchen area It is thus possible to make round trips using both the rack railway and the cable car On the Austrian side there is the Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car which starts at Ehrwald and meets the Seilbahn Zugspitze at the top Technical editThe technical details of the Eibsee Cable Car and the replacement Seilbahn Zugspitze are summarised in the following table Eibsee Cable Car Seilbahn Zugspitze 3 Opened 1963 22 Dec 2017Closed 2 April 2017 OperationalLength 4 450 m 14 600 ft 4 467 m 14 656 ft Elevation gain 1 950 m 6 398 ft 1 942 m 6 371 ft No of Pylons 2 1Max height of pylon 85 m 279 ft 127 m 417 ft Running ropes 2 x 46 mm 1 8 in 4 x 72 mm 2 8 in Haulage rope s 2 x 29 mm 1 1 in 1 x 47 mm 1 9 in Gondola capacity persons 44 120Passengers per hour both directions 600 1160Max speed 36 km h 22 mph 38 km h 24 mph Journey time 10 mins 7 minsMotor power 750 kilowatts 1 010 hp 1 700 kilowatts 2 300 hp Incidents editOn 12 September 2018 during an emergency training exercise the chain of the chain hoist used to lower the rescue vehicle onto the running ropes broke dropping the vehicle onto the ropes before the hoisting rope could be attached Consequently the rescue vehicle ran down the ropes unrestrained into the passenger gondola that was approximately 280 m 919 ft below the mountain station As both the rescue vehicle and the gondola were empty during the exercise nobody was hurt The gondola was damaged beyond repair there is no information on the fate of the rescue vehicle but there is no indication that a replacement is required The tramway remained closed until a replacement gondola was available It reopened on 21 December 2018 5 It is not possible to operate the system with one gondola as each gondola counter balances the other Installing a temporary counter weight would necessitate recertification of the system This was a previously unknown failure scenario and has required other similar aerial tramway systems to review their safety assessments In particular to devise a method by which the rescue vehicle is restrained while being lowered onto the running ropes rather than afterwards 6 7 See also editBavarian Zugspitze Railway nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eibseeseilbahn References edit Zugspitze Eibsee Cable Car One Ropeway Three World Records Gondola Project Retrieved 22 December 2017 Tower of Zugspitze Aerial Tramway Grainau SkyscraperPage com a b c Zugspitzbahn Seilbahn auf die Zugspitze zugspitze de Archived from the original on 2018 12 02 Zugspitze Roundtrip Accessed on 22 Jan 10 Neue Zugspitz Seilbahn fur unbestimmte Zeit ausser Betrieb Gottler Dominik Nach Kollision bei Ubung Zugspitzbahn steht still Kettenzug gerissen Merkur de Retrieved 13 September 2018 https zugspitze de en winter news news cable car zugspitze n34366 Seilbahn Zugspitze website in English External links editDescription and pictures on Seilbahngeschichte de German Support Tower 1 of Eibsee Aerial Tramway SkyscraperPage Support Tower 2 of Eibsee Aerial Tramway SkyscraperPage 47 27 21 86 N 10 59 30 25 E 47 4560722 N 10 9917361 E 47 4560722 10 9917361 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seilbahn Zugspitze amp oldid 1068307697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
