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120-FUC CairnGorm Funicular
Car near the valley station
Car descending to the valley
Summer stop at Ptarmigan
| Informations générales | |
|---|---|
| Station | Reindeer House |
| resort | CairnGorm Mountain |
| Region | Écosse |
| Pays | |
| Nom de la remontée | CairnGorm Funicular |
| Type | 120-FUC |
| Constructeur de l'installation | Doppelmayr |
| Année de construction | 2001 |
| Commissioning date | 23 Dec 2001 |
| Informations pour personnes à mobilité réduite |
|---|
| Fully accessible to wheelchair users. Bottom and Top Stations have lift access to all facilities. |
| Particularités |
|---|
| The CairnGorm Funicular is just under 2km in length, the majority is carried on a concrete viaduct, but the top 350m is in a tunnel. The haul rope is complimented by a lower tension rope and a short section of track between the bottom and middle station has a shallow reverse gradient. The middle station is not at the passing loop, thus the Funicular must stop twice if both the up car and down car are picking up or dropping off passengers. This increases journey time from 3.5min (full speed) to around 7 to 8minutes. Incorporated in the Top Station is the Ptarmigan Restaurant, Mountain viewing terrace, Mountain Exhibition and Shop. The wide 2m track gauge is due to the high winds that often affect CairnGorm Mountain. The Funicular is permitted to operate for uplifting skiers in wind speeds up to 70mph (112km/h). It can be used for evacuation in higher wind speeds at reduced line speed. The highest wind speed recorded at the Tunnel Mouth since opening is 176mph (284km/h). The CairnGorm Funicular made it's inaugural journey on 23rd December 2001, 40 years to the day that the White Lady Chairlift (which the Funicular replaced) was inaugurated. The first full day of public operation was Christmas Day 2001. The Funicular was a direct replacement for the White Lady and Carpark Chairlifts (1960s 2-CLD side facing GMD Mueller chairs). Outwith the ski season the Funicular operates in a 'closed system' and the funicular can not be used to access the Summit Plateau, however walkers and climbers who make their own way up the mountain may take the Funicular down. During the ski season the funicular provides access to the high level nursery slopes at the top of the ski area as well as uplift for the mid and lower slopes. The total cost of installation was £19.5million but around 1/3rd of the cost went on environmental impact mitigation. In some cases tower founds had to be dug by hand to avoid damage to sensitive peat bogs which are home to rare plants. Rocks with rare lichens and mosses had to be photographed, numbered, carefully stored and the returned to the same location they were removed from after construction! |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Altitude aval | 645 m |
| Altitude intermédiaire(s) | 760 m |
| Altitude amont | 1097 m |
| Vertical rise | 453 m |
| Route distance | 1970 m |
| Longueur horizontale | ?? m |
| Pente moyenne | 23 % |
| Pente maximale | 40 % |
| Trackwidth drive | ?? m |
| Trackwidth line | 2 m |
| Trackwidth return | ?? m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Débit maximum | 1200 Pers/h |
| Travel time | 3,5 min |
| Driving speed line | 10,0 m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | Frey |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | ?? |
| Number of drive | ?? Stk |
| Puissance du moteur (au démarrage) | ?? kW |
| Puissance du moteur (en service) | ?? kW |
| Puissance de freinage | ?? kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| gare motrice | gare amont |
| Type d'entraînement | ?? |
| Traction of drive | ?? |
| Emergency drive | ?? |
| Traction of emergency drive | ?? |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Type de pinces | ?? |
| Constructeur des véhicules | Gangloff |
| Type de véhicules | ?? |
| Siège | ne pas |
| Seat heater | Non |
| Heater | ?? |
| climatiseur | ?? |
| Nombre de places par véhicules | 120 |
| Nombre total de véhicules | 2 Stk |
| Carriage Operator | ?? |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | ?? |
| Length of haul rope | ?? m |
| Length of counter-rope | ?? m |
| Total weight of haul rope | ?? t |
| Total weight of counter-rope | ?? t |
| Haul rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Counter-rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Nominal strength of haul rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Nominal strength of counter-rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of rope | ?? kN |
| Breaking strength of counter-rope | ?? kN |
| Tensionstation haulrope | gare aval |
| Tension type | ?? |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | 100 % |
| Construction costs | ?? |
| Currency (Construction costs) | ?? |
| Durée de construction | 30 mois |
| Saison d’exploitation | ❄ ☀ à l'année |
| Type of turnout | ?? |
| Integrated rescue system | ?? |
| Téléphérique autonome | Non |
| Asset number (Trail map) | ?? |
Updates
Données: 25 Apr 2023
Photos: ??
Statistiques de l'installation
15434 visit(s) since 22 Sept 2003
Dernière visite 8 Sept 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 1220
Station-ID: 323
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/fr/lifts/1220/datas.htm
Données: 25 Apr 2023
Photos: ??
Statistiques de l'installation
15434 visit(s) since 22 Sept 2003
Dernière visite 8 Sept 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 1220
Station-ID: 323
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/fr/lifts/1220/datas.htm