Stanserhorn-Bahn has just annonced its new aerial cable car project to replace the actual one which links Kätli, the top station of the funicular, to the summit of the Stanserhorn.
It was a well kept secret… it is quite a revolutionary aerial cable car… the CabriO® from Garaventa.
The CabriO® will be composed of double deck cabins. The top deck will be an open air deck on which the passengers will be able to feel the sheer drop and the fresh air. The open deck will communicate to the bottom deck with a little stair. The open deck will have a capacity of 30 passengers and 60 passengers for the bottom deck.
The CabriO® will be suspended onto two carrying cables and pulled by two tractor cables. The cabins will not be suspended anymore but they will be supported by the cables which will be at the middle level between the two decks.
This new aerial cable car will open on May 2012.
Nha Trang… do you remember? It was the place where Miss Univers 2008 was elected (see the post ).
But Nha Trang is also famous for the Vinpearl Cable Car…Â a 3300 meters length cable car crossing the China Sea!
It was built by POMA to link Nha Trang to the Vinpearl tourist resort located on an island.
Vinpearl resort can also be reached by high-speet boats.
Yes, the solution of Quiz #21 is the roller coaster “Orphan Rocker” in Katoomba, Australia.
Orphan Rocker (D on Google Map)
This roller coaster was built in 1982 by Harry and Philip Hammon, original owners of the Scenic World of Katoomba. This roller coaster was never been opened to the public! The project started as a monorail ride but soon evolved into the first Australian designed and built roller-coaster. It was named after a nearby rock formation, Orphan Rock.
The “Scenic World” has 3 attractions: the Scenic Railway, the Scenic Skyway and the Scenic Cableway.
The Scenic Railway is a funicular (415m length, 206m of difference of levels) which has a 52° angle slope which corresponds to 128% maximum gradient (the steepest incline in the world)!