Lärchwandschrägaufzug

Lärchwandschrägaufzug

Lärchwandschrägaufzug

An Austrian Broad Gauge Inclined Elevator

The Lärchwandschrägaufzug is an incline elevator (inclinator) that is located in the High Tauern National Park, Kaprun, Austria.[1][2]

The Lärchwandschrägaufzug

Technical features

The lift was first constructed in 1941 by Waagner-Biro with an initial track gauge of 3,600 mm (11 ft 9+23⁄32 in) to transport material for the construction of Mooserboden and Wasserfallboden reservoirs. In 1952 it was rebuilt with the current gauge. It is also used to transport people, mostly tourists.

With a gauge of 8,200 mm (26 ft 10+27⁄32 in), and a track length of 431 metres (1,414 ft), it is the largest inclined lift in Europe. It is also the second-widest gauge railway in the world, second only to Krasnoyarsk Dam railway which has a gauge of 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in). The base of the platform of the elevator car is 9 by 5.40 m (29 ft 6+3⁄8 in by 17 ft 8+5⁄8 in).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kraftwerksbau einst und jetzt am Beispiel der Kraftwerksgruppe Glockner/Kaprun und des PSW Limberg II in Kaprun" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  2. [2]
    Inclined lift
  3. [3]
    "ISR - Internationale Seilbahn-Rundschau". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-09.[dead link]

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