A cable-drawn transport mode in which one or more large cabins are suspended from and hauled along a fixed overhead cable, typically shuttling back and forth between two end stations rather than running continuously around a loop. Aerial tramways are used chiefly to carry passengers up steep mountainsides or across terrain, such as a gorge or urban hillside, that would be difficult or costly to serve by road or rail.
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Core ConcernCarrying passengers or cargo overhead in cabins suspended from fixed cables and hauled by a separate propulsion cable, chiefly over terrain difficult to serve by road or rail. 1 Origin YearAn earlier aerial lift was designed by Fausto Veranzio but not built; 1644, when Adam Wybe built the first operational aerial tram in Gdansk, is used here. Sources
1. Wikipedia: Aerial Tramway
WikipediaLead paragraph, first sentence
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway or ropeway is a type of aerial lift that uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third moving cable providing propulsion.
History section, first paragraph
The first design of an aerial lift was by Croatian polymath Fausto Veranzio, and the first operational aerial tram was built in 1644 by Adam Wybe in Gdańsk, Poland.
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