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In the pilgrimage funicular railway to the Santa Cova chapel
The Montserrat Benedictine Monastery is situated in the impressive mountain massif of the same name northwest of Barcelonaand has been a well-known pilgrimage center for centuries. Forcomfortable transportation of the pilgrims to the various locations in the terrain, during the course of the decades, many differentmeans of transportation have been built in this area. For example, in 1929, in addition to the rack railway of Montserrat, a funicularwas also built, which links the monastery with Santa Cova Chapel, the “Holy Cave”, the location at which the sacred image of the Virginof Montserrat was found, according to legend. Due to the damage caused by the downpour in June 2000, the original funicular hadto be reconstructed with a new system.
In 2018, the operating company of the railway, the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), commissioned LEITNER andits Spanish subsidiary Teleféricos y Nieve for the modernization of the funicular. The undercarriages were developed and built in the overhaul workshopat LEITNER in Leinì, the brakes and electrical technology were also replaced. The bodywas completely refurbished by a partner company in Salerno (IT) and the hauling cable was replaced. Overall, the wagon was to lose weight in order to achieve a higher transportcapacity. The required capacity of 25 people per wagon was even exceeded -thetwo wagons now offer space for 40 passengerseach. One of the biggest challenges with thisproject was the access to the railway route. This is on a very steep section of the mountainand detailed technical planning was therefore necessary for the delivery of the wagons andthe replacement of the hauling cable.
The funicular overcomes a height difference of 118 meters in around three minutes over a length of 262 metersand with a maximum gradient of 56,5%. In the middle of the route, two wagons can pass by one another due to a doubletrack section. In summer 2020, the renovated installation was able to return to service.
Fonte https://www.leitner-ropeways.com
reporter: Ram-Brand
Categoria: Lifts under construction and projects
Data: 27/02/2021 08:20:57