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  78-AT Scenic Skyway

Gondola over the valley
Gondola over the valley

Gondola over the valley
Gondola over the valley

Gondola
Gondola

General information  
Place Katoomba 
resort Blue Mountains 
Region New South Wales 
Country   
Name of lift Scenic Skyway 
Type 78-AT 
Lift manufacturer Garaventa 
Year of construction 2004 
Commissioning date ?? 


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Characteristics
The ride crosses a gorge near a waterfall in the Blue Mountains Australia.The cabin will be the first in the world with a switchable glass floor as part of an elevated viewing section in the middle of the cabin.The cabin will end load with two sets of doors at each end.The winder will be equipped with a variable frequency drive.The ride is replacing a similar but smaller ride installed in 1958 and built inhouse using a recycled ash dumping ropeway from a shale mining operation at Newnes in NSW Australia.

geometric data  
Height of valley station 943,25 m
Height of mountain station 957,83 m
Vertical rise 14,58 m
Route distance 384,7 m
Horizontal length ?? m
Average incline 3,8 %
Largest incline 4,1 %
Number of pillars ?? Stk
Greatest spanwidth ?? m
Max ground clearance ?? m
Trackwidth drive ?? m
Trackwidth line 0,70 m
Trackwidth return ?? m
Angle of wrap (drive wheel) ?? °
Drive altitude of site ?? m
Maximum capacity 650 Pers/h
Travel time 2,12 min
Driving speed line 5,0 m/s
Speed on towers ?? m/s

electrical data  
Electrical control SISAG 
Remote control and telemonitoring system ?? 
Power control system ?? 
Number of drive ?? Stk
Drive power (Start) ?? kW
Drive power (Operation) 470 kW
Brake power ?? kW
Continuous brake power ?? kW
Driving station Mountain station 
Drive type ?? 
Traction of drive ?? 
Emergency drive ?? 
Traction of emergency drive ?? 

cabins data  
Grip type ?? 
Cab manufacturer CWA 
Cab model ?? 
Heater ?? 
Aircon ?? 
Persons per cab 78 
Number of cabs 1 Stk
Carriage Operator ?? 


rope data  
Rope manufacturer Fatzer 
Length of carrying rope ?? m
Length of traction rope ?? m
Length of counter-rope ?? m
Total weight of carrying rope ?? t
Total weight of traction rope ?? t
Total weight of counter-rope ?? t
Carrying rope diameter ?? mm
Traction rope diameter ?? mm
Counter-rope diameter ?? mm
Nominal strength of carrying rope ?? N/mm²
Nominal strength of traction rope ?? N/mm²
Nominal strength of counter-rope ?? N/mm²
Breaking strength of carrying rope ?? kN
Breaking strength of traction rope ?? kN
Breaking strength of counter-rope ?? kN
Tensionstation carryingrope ?? 
Tensionstation tractionrope ?? 
Tension type ?? 
Tension way ?? m

miscellaneous data  
Transport uphill 100 %
Transport downhill 100 %
Construction costs ?? 
Currency (Construction costs) ?? 
Construction period 5 months
Seasontime ??  
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Moving platform ?? 
Evacuation ropeway ?? 
Integrated rescue system ?? 
Asset number (Trail map) ?? 

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5301 visit(s) since 26/07/04
Last visit 29/03/24

LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 4824
Place-ID: 96

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