Works on electrical cable railway soedininyavshey Mikhailovskaya Borichev mountain with a current , which was called Michael a mechanical lift, or Michael's electric rope climb , after standing next to St. Michael Cathedral , made from 1903 to the spring of 1905.
This design eliminates the steep 500 step- lift with Podil in the Upper City . Winding paths , and later established the wooden stairs leading to St. Michael's Square , there were 36 landings have been very inconvenient route for residents.
The initial project included the length of the head of 250 meters , but because it is impossible to take down one lower restricted private house building two hundred meters cable car .
Equipment Cable Car and truck its cars were made in Switzerland , which had extensive experience in building cable cars.Two DC motor with a voltage of 500 volts and capacity of each 65 horsepower ensure reliable operation. One of the motors was a spare. Directly to the engine was connected to a particular band brake, actuated either automatically or by the will of mechanics .This brake is not allowed to develop higher speed operation and prevented the attack on the car top or bottom of a buffer station. Both cars had a capacity of 70 passengers and moved up and down at a speed of two meters per second .
May 7, 1905 took the test for construction workers and mechanics start the cable car.The very next day , May 8 , began carrying passengers.
Today, it is not just a means of transportation, but also an architectural monument of the past century.
podma speed : 2 m / sec.
height difference between stations : 75 m
The length of slopes : 222 m
Slope : 18-20 °.
track width : 1200 mm .
Running time : 2-3 minutes.
Passengers :.
4000 people. / hour.
to 3 million per year.
The cars are equipped with radio communication and dispatch .
hours: from 6:00 to 23:00.
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