Aerial Cableway orFunicularSeilschwebebahn oderStandseilbahnImpianto aereo oterrestreCableways are so named because their cabins or cars arepropelled by a cable. The “traveling route” in urban transportconsists of cables stretched through the air, on tracks, or onair cushions. For other uses, the route is also on snow (towlifts for skiers) or water (cable-drawn ferry boats).The first modern passenger cableways, installed around1860, ran on tracks. Transport of people on a suspendedcable was not considered. But fifty years later, this stepwas daringly taken after aerial cableways had sufficientlyproven their ability in the transportation of goods. Over onehundred years of technical developments, aerial cablewayshave been regarded as an extremely safe and reliable meansof transportation.The decision of whether to use a suspended cable ortracks as the route of travel requires consideration of theavailable space. Track-mounted cableways require a continuousroute for the rails. With double funicular systems,space is saved over the entire route since travel in both directionsis on a single track except for the short distance wherethe vehicles pass each other (the “pass by”).As a result of the relatively low tension on the supportcable, monocable aerial ropeways have greater sags, whichis why they require more supports (shorter spans) and thusbasically follow the lay of the terrain. Bicables, tricables,and quadcables have more tightly stretched carrying cables,making longer spans possible, therefore requiring fewersupports. The maximum possible distance from the grounddepends upon the rescue feasibility (rescue by means oflowering passengers individually to the ground or throughthe assistance of a rescue car).Die Seilbahn hat ihren Namen daher, dass ihre Kabinenoder Wagen von einem Seil bewegt werden. Als ›Fahrbahn‹kommen im urbanen Transport in der Luft gespannte Seile,Geleise oder Luftkissen zum Einsatz. In anderen Einsatzbereichengibt es als Fahrbahnen noch Schnee (Schlepplifte fürSkifahrer) oder Wasser (seilgezogene Fährschiffe).Die ersten modernen Personenseilbahnen fuhren auf derSchiene. Personen an einem Seil schwebend zu transportierenwurde um 1860 noch nicht in Betracht gezogen. 50 Jahrespäter wurde dieser Schritt gewagt, nachdem Seilschwebebahnenihre Sicherheit im Materialtransport ausreichendunter Beweis gestellt hatten. Seither sind wieder 100 Jahretechnischer Entwicklung vergangen, sodass Seilschwebebahneninzwischen als sehr sichere und zuverlässige Transportmittelgelten.Bei der Entscheidung, ob Seil oder Schiene als Fahrbahn,ist auch der verfügbare Platz zu berücksichtigen. Schienenseilbahnenbenötigen eine durchgehende Trasse für dieGeleise. Bei Standseilbahnen im Pendelbetrieb wird insofernPlatz gespart, als dass die Strecke mit Ausnahme jener Stelle,an der sich die Fahrzeuge begegnen (›Abt’sche Ausweiche‹),eingleisig geführt wird.Einseilbahnen haben auf Grund der geringeren Vorspannungdes Förderseiles größere Durchhänge, weshalb siemehr Stützen benötigen und damit eher dem Geländeverlauffolgen. Zwei-, Drei- und Vierseilbahnen verfügen überstraffer gespannte Tragseile, was größere Spannfeldlängenund damit eine geringere Anzahl von Stützen ermöglicht.Der maximal mögliche Bodenabstand ist von der Bergemöglichkeit(Bergung durch Abseilen oder mit Hilfe einerBergebahn) abhängig.Gli impianti a fune devono il proprio nome al fatto che leloro cabine o le loro vetture sono mosse da una fune. Negliimpianti urbani la ‹ carreggiata › è costituita da funi tese inaria, rotaie oppure cuscini d’aria. In altre applicazioni la carreggiataè costituita da neve (negli skilift per sciatori) oppureacqua (nei traghetti trainati da fune).I primi impianti a fune per il trasporto di persone correvanosu rotaia. Attorno al 1860 trasportare persone appesead una fune era ancora inimmaginabile. Solo 50 anni piùtardi, dopo che gli impianti a fune ebbero dimostrato a sufficienzala loro sicurezza nel campo del trasporto di materiali,si è osato compiere questo passo. Da allora sono trascorsiulteriori 100 anni ricchi di sviluppo tecnologico, che hannoportato questo tipo di impianti a ottimi livelli di sicurezza edi affidabilità.Nel decidere tra impianto aereo o terrestre è necessarioconsiderare anche lo spazio a disposizione. Gli impianti afune su rotaia necessitano di un tracciato continuo per le viedi corsa, mentre nelle funicolari a va e vieni si risparmia spazio,poiché si utilizza una sola rotaia, ad eccezione del trattoin cui i due veicoli si incrociano (‹ zona scambio ›).Gli impianti monofune hanno frecce verticali più ampie,a causa della minore tensione della fune traente, per cuihanno bisogno di sostegni più numerosi, che permettanoloro di seguire la configurazione del terreno. Gli impianti abi-, tri- o quadrifune invece dispongono di funi portanti piùtese, caratteristica che permette di avere campate più lunghee di conseguenza di utilizzare meno sostegni. La distanzamassima dal terreno dipende dalle possibilità di soccorso(per calata o con l’aiuto di un impianto di soccorso dedicato).Single-cable circulating cableways have a support cable thatboth supports and pulls the cabin. With the bicable circulatingcableway (Hong Kong), the cabin rolls over a fixed carryingcable and is pulled by a circulating traction cable. Trackmountedcableways (Perugia) have only a traction cable andtravel on a fixed railway.30Einseilumlaufbahnen haben ein Förderseil, welches die Kabineträgt und auch zieht. Bei der Zweiseilumlaufbahn (Hongkong)rollt die Kabine über ein fix montiertes Tragseil, gezogen wirdsie von einem umlaufenden Zugseil. Schienenseilbahnen(Perugia) haben nur ein Zugseil und fahren auf einer festenFahrbahn.Le funivie monofune a moto continuo hanno un’ unica fune chesostiene e traina la cabina. In quelle bifune invece (Hong Kong),la cabina scorre sopra una fune portante fissa ed è trainatada una fune traente chiusa ad anello. Gli impianti su rotaia(Perugia) hanno solo una fune traente e viaggiano su unacarreggiata fissa.▸
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