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An aerial tramway consists of two or more loops of cable, and two passenger cabins. One of the cables is always fixed, and provides support for the cabins. The second cable is, by means of a grip, connected to the cabins. This second cable is driven by a usually electric motor, and being connected to the cabins, moves them up or down the mountain.

The two passenger cabins, which carry from 4 to over 100 people, are situated at opposite ends of the loops of cable. Thus, while one is coming up, the other is going down the mountain.

Similarly, some aerial trams have only one cabin.

The original version was originally called telpherage, and was invented by engineer Fleeming Jenkin. Smaller telpherage systems are sometimes used to transport objects (such as tools or mail) within a building or factory.

1 Aerial tramways around the world

1.1 Australia

• Katoomba Scenic Skyway cable car, Australia

1.2 Europe

1.2.1 France

• The Vanoise Express, opened in December 2003 at a cost of euro15 million, is a double decker tramway for 200 passengers in each car. It spans the Ponturin gorge at a height of 380 metres (1250 feetA foot is a non- SI unit of distance or length. The popular belief is that original standard was the length of a man's foot. The average foot length is about 240 mm (9. 4 in) for current Europeans. About 996 of 1000 British men have a foot that is less th) above the ground, linking the resorts of La PlagneLa Plagne is a ski area in the southern Alps in the Savoie region of France. It contains 10 separate villages, 225 km of pistes and 107 lifts. It is known for its vast area, accessability to immediates and beginners and the connection via the Vanoise Expr and Les Arcs in four minutes to form the Paradiski ski resortA ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. Normally located in high mountain areas (or at least on well-built-up hills) for optimum snow coverage, they have become ubiquitous in areas where skiing is a po. Unusually its two cars run independently of each other on separate cables. [1]

1.2.2 Italy

• Rittnerbahn in South TyrolSouth Tyrol ( German Sudtirol Italian Alto Adige , Ladin Sudtirol is an autonomous province of Italy. It should not be confused with the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tyrol, of which it is a subdivison. South Tyrol's extensive autonomy makes it de f, the longest aerial tramway in the world in one track (see Guinness Book of World Records).

1.2.3 Spain

• Teleférico Teide on Pico de TeideTeide (Mount Teide or Pico de Teide is a volcano and mountain on Tenerife, Canary Islands (28. At 3717 m above sea level and approximately 7000m above the adjacent sea bed, it is the highest mountain in Spain, and the third largest volcano on Earth. It is, TenerifeTenerife (English also Teneriffe , a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is located at 28°19 N, 16°34 W and has a surface area of 2 034 km². Like the rest of the Canary Islands, it i, Canary IslandsComunidad Autonoma deCanarias ( In Detail) Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area total % of Spain Ranked 13th 7 447 km² 1,5% Population Total (2003) % of Spain Density Ranked 8th 1 843 755 4,4% 247,58/km² Demonym English Spanish.