The Predigtstuhl Cable Car has been in operation since 1928 and is the oldest large-cabin cable car

Cable car

A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.-Aerial lift:Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:...

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History and construction

The tramway began operations on 1 July 1928, after only a year's construction. The production of the wires was assigned to the Westphalian Wire Industry (Westfälische Drahtindustrie). The two cars were manufactured by the company Bleichert

Bleichert

Adolf Bleichert & Co. was a famous German engineering firm.It was founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert and began to build bicable aerial tramwaysfor mining in the Ruhr. With important patents, and dozens of working systems in Europe, Bleichert...

 Bleichert-Zuegg, based out of Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

. The building of the three supports, at heights of 22, 32 and 9 metres was contracted to Hochtief AG, from Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

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Technical data

• Height of valley station: 474 metres
• Height of mountain station: 1,583 metres
• Height difference: 1140 metres
• Length: 2,380 metres
• Power: 150 PS
• Capacity: 150 persons/hour
• Journey time: 8.5 minutes