CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A RESCUE VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING IT

摘要

A cable transportation system (1) has a supporting cable (6); a haul cable (7); a rescue haul cable (8); a transportation unit (9); a rescue vehicle (12) movable along the supporting cable (6) and hauled by the rescue haul cable (8); a station (2; 3; 2, 3) having a main track (27) adjacent to the supporting cable (6) and for supporting the transportation unit (9); and an auxiliary track (29) for supporting the rescue vehicle (12) in a rest position, and which is adjacent to the main track (27) and selectively connectable to the main track (27) by means of a switch device (33).