Lärchwandschrägaufzug Explained

The Lärchwandschrägaufzug is an incline elevator (inclinator) that is located in the High Tauern National Park, Kaprun, Austria.^{[1] [2]}

Technical features

The lift was first constructed in 1941 by Waagner-Biro with an initial track gauge of 3600frac=32NaNfrac=32 to transport material for the construction of Mooserboden and Wasserfallboden reservoirs. In 1952 it was rebuilt with the current gauge. It is also used to transport people, mostly tourists.

With a gauge of, and a track length of, it is the largest inclined lift in Europe. It is also the second-widest gauge railway in the world, second only to Krasnoyarsk Dam railway which has a gauge of . The base of the platform of the elevator car is NaNfrac=8NaNfrac=8.^[3]

References

47.2059°N 12.7192°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kraftwerksbau einst und jetzt am Beispiel der Kraftwerksgruppe Glockner/Kaprun und des PSW Limberg II in Kaprun . 2016-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215172517/http://www.ita-aites.at/fileadmin/shares/ita/docs/praesentationen/vortraegetunneltag08/limberg.pdf . 2017-12-15 . dead .
2. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/05/the-larchwandschragaufzug-inclined-lift.html Inclined lift
3. Web site: ISR - Internationale Seilbahn-Rundschau . 2016-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052646/http://www.isr.at/fileadmin/ebook/isr-2013-6/files/20.html . 2016-03-04 .