
Swiss Boat Lift / Ascenseur ŕ bateaux de Suisse
Kraftwerk Ruppoldingen (ATEL)
River Aare
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The new Ruppoldingen powerstation with the boat
lift on the right and the fish lift on the left. |
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THe Ruppoldingen powerhouse and dam with the
signal of the upstream entrance of the boat lift. |
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The upstream slope. |
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The Ruppoldingen boat carrier. |
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Details of the boat carrier. |
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The cable is redirected underground
to access the engine. |
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This metallic box provides
shelter to the engine. |
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The downstream slope. |
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The fish
lift. |
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| Start | 2000 |
| End | ... |
| Status | |
| Type of funicular | |
| Type of tracks | |
| Energy | |
| Bottom station | |
| Top station | |
| Length | 130 m |
| Difference of levels | 6 m |
| Speed | 1 m/s |
| Maximum Gradient | |
| Gauge | 1,489 m |
| Manufacturer | Von Roll - Dopermayr |