Fløibanen
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 Fløibanen in winter
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| Route length: | 0.848 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 488 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 21.6 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fløibane is a funicular in Bergen (Norway) that leads to the 320 meter high Fløyen . On a route length of 848 meters, it has been negotiating a height difference of 302 meters for over 100 years. The only funicular in Norway transports more than a million passengers a year; in 2017 it was 1,834,000 passengers. The journey time is between five and eight minutes. In the middle of the route there is a passing point where the two cars meet on an ascent or descent.
history
MEP John Lund had the idea for a means of transport that goes from the city center in Bergen up to Fløyen. The city council approved the project on October 10, 1896, demanding an annual concession fee and the construction of an electrically operated cable car . The project was not carried out for lack of money.
In 1907 the idea was taken up again and in 1912 the company A / S Fløibanen was founded. The director Waldemar Platou became the leading manager. Construction work began in 1914 with the architect Einar Oscar Schou and the engineer and site manager Erling Gjestland. One to one and a half years were estimated for the construction. The First World War and the associated shortage of materials delayed the work, so that operations could only start on January 15, 1918.
The first two wagons were made of oiled teak and were supplied by the Esslingen machine factory in Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg . They were powered by a 95 hp electric motor . The wagons were partly open and had space for 65 passengers. In 1954 the cars were exchanged. One of the new vehicles was painted red and the other blue for the first time. The Swiss company Von Roll supplied the chassis. Now each wagon could carry up to 80 people and had a driver's cab . Previously, the train driver had made contact with the machinist via a signal wire, who had his machine station in the mountain station.
In 1974 the wagons were exchanged again, which were in turn supplied by Von Roll and could accommodate 80 passengers. With the modernization of the machine stand on the Fløyen in 1987, a 190 hp electric motor and radio control were installed for rail operations. Communication between the two cars was possible via light and feedback signals. The mountain and valley stations were renovated in the 1990s.
On September 26, 2002, a seven-week long renovation began, during which the tracks were replaced. In addition, the cars, machinery, intermediate stations and the ticket system were renewed and modernized. The new cars were designed by Espen Thorup with large glass surfaces and offer space for 100 people. The companies Doppelmayr (underframe) and Gangloff (body) designed the cars.
Technical specifications
- Difference in altitude: 302 m
- Incline: 15 ° to 26 °
- Speed: 6 m / s
- Travel time: 5 - 6 min
- Rope diameter: 40 mm
- Breaking load (rope): 66.5 t
- Person capacity: 100 people per car
- Car length: 12.3 m
- Car weight: 11 t
- Drive: AC motor with 315 kW
gallery
Fløibane valley station in Bergen
Fløibane carriage and mountain station
Funicular to Bergen's local mountain Fløien and a view of Bergen
3rd generation car
4th generation car
Web links
- Fløibanen. In: floyen.no. Retrieved January 22, 2016 (Norwegian).
- Fløibanens history. Retrieved December 29, 2015 (Norwegian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d lift-world: lift database. Retrieved May 24, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Fløibanen's history. Fløibanen AS, accessed April 10, 2018 (Norwegian).
- ↑ In Norwegian , the ending "-en" for nouns is a definite article . Therefore, the correct designation in German texts is either "Fløibanen" or "die Fløibane".
- ↑ Fløibanen 100 år. Fløibanen AS, accessed April 10, 2018 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Fløibanen. Fløibanen AS, accessed April 10, 2018 (Norwegian).
Coordinates: 60 ° 23 ′ 43.9 ″ N , 5 ° 20 ′ 9 ″ E