Videmanette cable car still closed
The cable car up to La Videmanette is still not running following the January 16 accident. The Bundes boffins who investigate accidents involving railways and shipping ordered further checks and no decision on the re-opening will be made before this coming Wednesday January 27. We shall keep you updated but one thing is for sure - the ride up to La Videmanette is going to be very very safe in the future.
Any updates seem to reflect the general running of this site i.e. rather slow.
Unofficially, the story goes that the problem has to do with the clasps with which the cabins are attached to the cable. (They aren't really clasps but for want of another term...)
All the clasps need to be replaced but seeing as the clasps are no longer available on the cable-car market they will have to be specially made.
Perhaps the ride will be open in summer, or next winter at the earliest??
Posted by: fairweather | Tuesday, 09 February 2010 at 13:59