Improvements and Innovations in Aerial Ropeway Transportation Technologies: Observations from Recent Implementations

Alshalalfah, Baha; Shalaby, Amer; Dale, Steven; Othman, Fadel M.Y.

doi:10.1061/(asce)te.1943-5436.0000548

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“… Terminals. Each RTS line consists of two terminals, one at the line's beginning and the other at the end, and at least one intermediate terminal to drop off and pick up passengers between the two main terminals [9,13]. The design of each terminal is unique, as its design depends on the specific characteristics of the existing natural or built environment as shown in Fig.2.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cabins may be large, as in the case of aerial tramways with an approximate 80-passenger capacity, or small and medium, as in the case of gondolas with approximate 15-passenger capacities. The cabins are free of motors, have no brakes, and can be equipped with photocells [9,13].  Motors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The components of an RTS include carriers (cabins), motors, terminals (stations), towers (pylons), ropes (cables), and an evacuation and rescue system [9,13] as shown in Fig.1. The components of the RTS will be summarized as follows: Fig.1 Components of RTS, source: author  Carriers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… Motors. The cabin cars are directly connected to the stations through haulage ropes which are propelled by the bullwheels and engines positioned in the terminals [13].  Terminals.…”

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Aerial Ropeways as Catalysts for Sustainable Public Transit in Egypt

Elrayies¹

2017

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ABSTRACT:Mobility is not only about facilitating accessibility for everyone but also providing broad social, economic, and environmental benefits. While many countries in the developed and developing parts of the world are moving towards the development of smart mobility and sustainable transportation systems, the ropeway transit system (RTS) has imposed itself as an environmentally, socially, and economically effective mode of public transportation. However, the use of RTS in urban environments as a public transport system has not yet been studied thoroughly. The traffic congestion and air quality deterioration, the problems associated with transportation, appears even more in the high-density populated areas such as Greater Cairo, Egypt, where the two banks of the Nile River are linked with only eight bridges, which, along with the Cairo Metro and the ongoing sustainable transport project in Egypt, have not yet solved these problems. Thus, this paper aims to (a) develop a theoretical background on RTS systems, (b) review the existing statement of transportation in Egypt, and (c) highlight the possibility of applying this type of transport in Egypt and develop a set of recommendations for addressing the traffic congestion problem in the Greater Cairo area through an RTS.

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“… Motors. The cabin cars are directly connected to the stations through haulage ropes which are propelled by the bullwheels and engines positioned in the terminals [13].  Terminals.…”

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Aerial Ropeways as Catalysts for Sustainable Public Transit in Egypt

Elrayies¹

2017

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“…Although a number of authors wrote about aerial tramway technique and technology (maybe most comprehensive view can be found in [5], but also in [6], [7] and [8], as well as the current and future development tendencies of this transport subsystem [9], there is a limit number of research dealing with defining the service market, user travel behaviour and patterns, or with needs and requirements in aerial tramway subsystem [4]. On the other hand, this kind of research is common in other transport modes and the importance of understanding users and markets is readily apparent [10÷15].…”

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