Pfanderbahn

The Pfanderbahn is a cable car in Bregenz within the Austrian province of Vorarlberg. It connects the valley at 419 meters above sea stage with the 1022 meter excessive mountain station near the Pfanderspitze. Originally, the establishment of a cog railway became taken into consideration, however it become eventually decided for cost and simplicity of use in times of heavy snow. The Pfanderbahn was built from July 1926 to February 1927 and opened on 20 March 1927 via President Michael Hainish. Construction work was undertaken by way of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Of Leipzig. Plans for the station buildings were with the aid of Bregenz architect Willibald Braun.

The peak difference of 603 meters is included in a complete distance of 2063 meters the use of a dual aerial tramway. The sloping quantities comprises about 1980 meters; the horizontal component about eighty meters. At a median slope of 31%, the cabins move with a velocity of as much as twelve ft in line with 2d. The adventure takes six minutes, with a turnaround of 10 mins. The gondolas are powered by means of 500 kW DC electric cars. Power supply to the cable car is via two separate strength supplies. In addition, an emergency generator and batteries are to be had. Communication between valley and mountain stations is similar thru the cable itself.