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  2-CLD White Lady Chairlift



General information  
Place Reindeer House 
resort CairnGorm Mountain 
Region Scotland 
Country   
Name of lift White Lady Chairlift 
Type 2-CLD 
Lift manufacturer Müller 
Year of construction 1961 
Commissioning date ?? 
Date of closing down 2001 
Date of pull down ?? 


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Characteristics
The Cairngorm Chairlift was a two stage detachable side facing double chairlift built by GMD Mueller. The lower section (Carpark Chairlift) was built in 1967, the top section (White Lady Chairlift) was opened first, carrying it's first passengers on 23rd December 1961. The White Lady Chairlift operated for 40 seasons and operated year round for sightseeing, its last day of operation was 16th April 2001. The Carpark Chairlift last operated for the public on 30th April 2001.

When the Carpark Chairlift was first built it was possible to ride both it and the White Lady Chairlift on the same carrier - though two separate lifts the two stations were joined together to form an angle station through which the carriers passed from one lift to the next on a system of chain driven guide rails.

However heavy drifting frequently buried the upper end of the middle station and in the late 1970s, the bottom terminal of the White Lady Chairlift was raised onto the roof of the middle station, thus it was no longer possible to complete the journey as a single lift.

The choice of side facing chairlift was two fold. Firstly, a large donation given to the project to build the White Lady Chairlift was conditional on the lift being detachable and 'as easy to use for walkers as it is for skiers'. Secondly, the side facing chairs reduced the effect of head-winds on the carriers and more importantly had greater tower clearance - important as the prevailing wind direction was across the line of the White Lady Chairlift.

geometric data  
Height of valley station 760 m
Height of mountain station 1097 m
Vertical rise 337 m
Route distance 1106 m
Horizontal length 1054 m
Average incline 23 %
Largest incline 39 %
Number of pillars 12 Stk
Greatest spanwidth ?? m
Max ground clearance ?? m
Trackwidth drive ?? m
Trackwidth line 1,1 m
Trackwidth return ?? m
Angle of wrap (drive wheel) ?? °
Drive altitude of site ?? m
Maximum capacity 586 Pers/h
Travel time 15 min
Driving speed line 2,0 m/s
Driving speed station ?? m/s

electrical data  
Electrical control ?? 
Remote control and telemonitoring system ?? 
Power control system ?? 
Number of drive ?? Stk
Drive power (Start) 235 kW
Drive power (Operation) 190 kW
Brake power ?? kW
Continuous brake power ?? kW
Driving station Valley station 
Drive type ?? 
Traction of drive ?? 
Emergency drive ?? 
Traction of emergency drive ?? 

cabins data  
Grip type ?? 
Cab manufacturer Müller 
Cab model ?? 
Seating polystyrene 
Seat heater no 
Persons per cab
Number of cabs 146 Stk
Cab distance 15.2 m
Cab interval 8.2 s
Garage type ground floor 
Garage place valley and mountain 
Garage direction ?? 
Loading direction ?? 


rope data  
Rope manufacturer ?? 
Length of haul rope 2220 m
Total weight of haul rope 7.9 t
Haul rope diameter 32 mm
Nominal strength of haul rope ?? N/mm²
Breaking strength of rope ?? kN
Tensionstation haulrope Mountain station 
Tension type rope tension weight 
Tension way ?? m

miscellaneous data  
Transport uphill 100 %
Transport downhill 100 %
Drive direction left 
Construction costs ?? 
Currency (Construction costs) ?? 
Construction period 1yr months
Seasontime ??  
Situation of entrance 45° 
Situation of exit parallel 
Loading carpet no 
Evacuation ropeway ?? 
Integrated rescue system ?? 
Rope position control ?? 
Asset number (Trail map) ?? 

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