Case Study
Megarope For Gletscherjet Funitel At Kaprun
On December 23, 2001, Gletscherjet 1 at Kaprun, a detachable bicable ropeway of the funitel type, first went into service. In combination with Gletscherjet 2, this ropeway serves as a substitute for the former Kaprun 2 funicular railway. Back then, TEUFELBERGER, a specialist ropemaker headquartered in Wels, Austria, won the contract for the production of the steel wire ropes for the two Gletscherjet lines, the manufacture of the carrying-hau