It is distinctive with twin grips, spring and gravity operated. Gravity which is inherent in cabin and passenger weights provide a good portion of gripping force, and thus does not fully depend on spring force.
The grip went through rigorous tests over more than a decade operation with 1200 Kgs. payload on 300 grips operating simultaneously at 16 secs. spacing. Some cosmetic touches after the decade long tests, made it ideally safe and suitable for application on Gondolas, and other passenger ropeway installations eversince. It is in use to haul up 10 passengers under steepest gradient. |