Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran.

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in the terminal, which is connected to an engine or electric motor. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French language name of Télécabine is also used in an English language context. Tochal skiing resort, Tehran, at 3900 m, the 5th highest resort in the world. ... Tochal skiing resort, Tehran, at 3900 m, the 5th highest resort in the world. ... Categories: Mountains of Iran | Iran geography stubs ... Categories: Mountains of Iran | Iran geography stubs ... For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ... An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. ... The old Steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... Rotating magnetic field as a sum of magnetic vectors from 3 phase coils. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of the Earth. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Types

In some systems the passenger cabins, which can hold between four and 16 people, are connected to the cable by means of spring-loaded grips. These grips allow the cabin to be detached from the moving cable and slowed down in the terminals, to allow passengers to board and disembark. Doors are almost always automatic and controlled by a lever on the roof or on the undercarriage that is pushed up or down. Cabins are driven through the terminals either by rotating tires, or by a chain system. To be accelerated to and decelerated from line speed, cabins are driven along by progressively faster (or slower) rotating tires until they reach line or terminal speed. Gondola lifts can have intermediate stops that allow for uploading and downloading on the lift. Examples of a lift with three stops instead of the standard two are the Village Gondola and the Excalibur Gondolas at Whistler, while an example of a lift with four terminals is the Plattieres Gondola at Meribel. The principle of the lever tells us that the above is in static equilibrium, with all forces balancing, if F1D1 = F2D2. ... A tire or tyre (see spelling differences and etymological origins) is a device covering the circumference of a wheel. ... Whistler, British Columbia is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. ... Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers. ...

In other systems the cable is slowed down intermittently to allow passengers to disembark and embark the cabins at stations, and to allow people in the cars along the route to take photographs. A system like this, or when a train of gondolas in a row stops at a station is called a pulse gondola because the lift stops to load usually three cabins at a terminal and then starts up again. It stops over and over to do this. It has been suggested that Archival digital print be merged into this article or section. ...

Another type of gondola lift is the bi-cable gondola, which has one other stationary cable, besides the main haul rope, that helps support the cabins. Examples of this type of lift include the Cable Car in Singapore and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff, Canada. There are also tri-cable gondolas that have two stationary cables that support the cabins. They differ from aerial tramways in that the latter consist only of one or two usually larger cabins, moving up and down, not circulating. The Gondola present at Banff National Park Sulphur Mountain, is a mountain in Banff National Park overlooking the town of Banff. ... Banff townsite (left) and Tunnel Mountain (right) on the Bow River as seen from Sulphur Mountain. ... The construction of the aerial tramway. ...

Open-air gondolas, or cabriolet as commonly called, are fairly uncommon and are quite primitive because they are exposed to the elements. Their cabins are usually hollow cylinder, open from chest height up, with a floor and a cover on the top. They are usually used as village gondolas and for short distances. An example of these is the Cabriolet at Mont Tremblant Resort, in Quebec. Open-air gondolas can also come in a style similar to a pulse gondola, like the Village Gondola at Panorama Ski Resort, British Columbia. Mont Tremblant Resort is a large year round resort about one and a half hour north of Montreal. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area...

Classic gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland

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See also

• List of aerial lift manufacturers
• List of gondola lifts
• Aerial tramway
• Chairlift
• Detachable chairlift
• Funitel
• Skiing

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External links

• Lift-Database: Lift-World
• The Tochal gondola lift, Tehran, Iran (Site in Persian, English version "under construction")