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Elsleuth1		#1 Posted : 06 October 2019 00:58:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2014(UTC) Posts: 104		Just got back from Europe and took the cableway from Innsbruck to Nordkette. Great fun I'd like to add a cableway to my layout. Are there other brands besides Brawa? Have you had good luck with the TITLIS Seilbahn (BRAWA Cableway) It has interior lighting and looks modern. Brawa Seilbahn, cable car. Doesn't appear to have lights and looks older? What length and height are needed to add a Brawa cableway to a layout? From a 2008 forum entry it seems that the angle of the cable is very important. Any thoughts on cableways are appreciated.
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PeFu		#2 Posted : 06 October 2019 10:35:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/08/2002(UTC) Posts: 1,209		As I enjoy skiing, I also like cableways. I had a Brawa kit on the previous layout, the motor was pretty noisy. Now I have a Jägerndorfer Seilbahn which is still in the box, including the ESU Loksound decoder which is extra. Here is a demo:
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JohnjeanB		#3 Posted : 06 October 2019 12:50:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,114 Location: Paris, France		Originally Posted by: Elsleuth1 Just got back from Europe and took the cableway from Innsbruck to Nordkette. Great fun I'd like to add a cableway to my layout. Are there other brands besides Brawa? Have you had good luck with the TITLIS Seilbahn (BRAWA Cableway) It has interior lighting and looks modern. Brawa Seilbahn, cable car. Doesn't appear to have lights and looks older? What length and height are needed to add a Brawa cableway to a layout? From a 2008 forum entry it seems that the angle of the cable is very important. Any thoughts on cableways are appreciated. Hi The Brawa details can be downloaded from the Brawa website (installation instructions) for the Titlis Seilbahn it is here: Titlis instructions On page 14 you have a plan, distances, elevations, etc Cheers Jean
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hxmiesa		#4 Posted : 08 October 2019 13:24:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,520 Location: Spain		I have the Titlis bahn, and while it is very detailed and impressivem I wouldnt buy it again. I would definetly buy SOME cableway, maybe just a smaller and more simple one... Titlis; I find it unnecessary complex with the moving top-platform and the rotating floors of the cabins. The light flickers a lot in the cabins. Each cabin would need to have some circuitry installed for a constant light. -Which is now almost impossible after installation... Yes, you need quite a steep angle! I could also complain that the installation was pretty difficult, but on the other hand; it has been working quite well since I installed it, so I guess that is acceptable. It´s a little noisy, but you dont have to leave it on all the time.
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David Dewar		#5 Posted : 08 October 2019 17:25:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,340 Location: Scotland		I tried one from Faller (may not now be available) and it was not good and very difficult to get going. One of the more simpler Brawa might be the way to go.
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Elsleuth1		#6 Posted : 08 October 2019 18:26:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2014(UTC) Posts: 104		From what i have heard the advantage of a Brawa simplier model is that they have multiple cars and you don't have to deal with a steep incline, sound and lighting. Sometimes simple is good.
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Minok		#7 Posted : 08 October 2019 22:06:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,311 Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest		Originally Posted by: PeFu As I enjoy skiing, I also like cableways. I had a Brawa kit on the previous layout, the motor was pretty noisy. Now I have a Jägerndorfer Seilbahn which is still in the box, including the ESU Loksound decoder which is extra. Here is a demo: Would love to hear your feedback once you have it running on how loud the thing is. Not looking to build a 'ski lift', I'd be more interested in using their intermediate towers and drive train, and replace the ski lift with more concrete/wood building stations a tourist cableway would have, and then finding/constructing a 2-3 set of custom tourist cabins. I'd be shooting for something like the cableway that goes up the Zugspitze, the older models running in the 1970's 80s 90s. But it all depends on the quality and quiet smooth operation of the drive train of the kit, else I'd just as well build my own drive train from a good DC motor without hard plastic bits on the drive train. Old Gondolas: zugspitzseilbahn1.PNG (1,124kb) downloaded 15 time(s). New Gondalas: A good project for scratch-building These are the modern stations: Stations in the valley: Station at the summit:
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