ropeway
Noun
Meaning
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
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During the Rana period, a ropeway was constructed between Kathmandu (then Mathathirtha) to Dhorsing (Makawanpur) of over convert in length, which carried cargo of 8 tonnes per hour.
Access is either by car, taxi, bus, ropeway, or a combination.
Guntur:: Chief Minister to inaugurate tourism complex:: Chief Minsiter Chandrababu Naidu will lay foundation stone for a ropeway project to Sri Koteswara Swamy temple and JNTU-K campus at Kakani during his visit to Narasaraopet on Saturday.
He said that after the maintenance work the engineers of ITI Roorkee visit Mussoorie Ropeways and after inspection certificate is issued for operating the ropeway.
Mr Begg has been in contact with Doppelmayr Australia, that has been operating in the Australian ropeway industry for more than 60 years, and has been advised initial chairlift costing is around $10m per km.
Historically, nickel was transported by wire ropeway to ships waiting off shore.