The company that made the gondola used older Poma grips instead of their own grip. I'm not sure what the company is though. It is also one of the last 4 seater gondolas still operating (1988). It uses only 1 bullwheel at the middle station which is connected to the only motor. It also has 2 strangely shaped pylons right after the bottom and middle stations. There is also just 1 conveyor belt instead of 2 to correct the distances. I think it runs on DC. Also, in just a few years, the ropeway will be replaced.
@@denitzaroussinova3529 That sounds pretty cool indeed! I'm currently working on 3 videos (and it's taking forever), but I'll gladly put Wispile on the list!
I am disappointed that am only discovering your video now! I was just watching Swiss Rail Journeys BLS episode and then your video came up. Really enjoyed this and nice to see the Re 4/4s still in action
I was especially curious as to why a fully underground train like this would be equipped with windshield wipers, but you did a great job explaining how water still gets into the mountain tunnels!
There's actually no need to replace them, they're not even that old compared to what used to be old in the olden days. They get incentives and they will just throw all that heritage away by scrapping them. Why not retrofit them so they can give back to the power grid?
I visited Switzerland about a year ago. Even in the pouring rain (storm went all the way from Poland down to Sicily!) that place put a big grin on my face. You guys need any reasonably-competent inginerds?
the best part of the matterhorn that i like is the Aerial tramways. not the gondola lifts, the aerial tramways, the old ones... they express a lot of personality, at least for me. every aerial tramway has different support towers, cabin designs, speeds, sound pitch, etc... if i go there, i would really take the old tramways.. and there are no signs of them shutting down any time soon, as they already modernized the first section, from zermatt to the second station
I recently took the autozug for the first time. It was a surprise since google maps was showing it up as a ferry so we didn’t know until we get there that it was a train actually. Can somebody explain to me why a train instead of just a road tunnel for cars?. There should be many things I’m not considering for this idea but I would really like to know.
Having been on the PS Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddlesteamer (this one is a lake steamer), countless times I can't help but notice how comparatively clean and pristine this vessel is.
There are plenty of nations that are electrified enough to use these (if they have the right gage) hope the find new homes beyond the scrapper's magnet
Thank you for this video. ive always wondered how this type of lift works as it has no clear visible grip. Just one question tho: wont this ruin the rope line? like slowly damage the rope and make it thinner/weaker at some spots due to the friction when it attach?
Such a shame to scrap a good loco a lot of British electric locos redundant by new vehicles have been exported to eastern Europe and still giving great service in a new country
Its so sad they didn't replace them with self-powered locomotives and scrap those hideous power lines. Them newer locos look even worse. It would greatly improve the experience not seeing a power electric pole every 50 feet. I would rather take the bus.
Great video. I've ridden behind them year's ago and enjoyed it. Efficiency is very important but so is history. I hope the keep some around for special trips and museums.
Way can't they just modernize the inside of it instead of scrapping the whole locomotive?! That would be way cooler then replacing it with a new boring modern locomotive.
Thanks for that detailed video. I have worked with heavy haul iron ore trains as a professional engineer in Australia and I have also travelled on the Swiss SBB rail passenger trains which amazed me with their smoothness and very low noise level. This video was perfect for me.
