Does anyone out their have any idea of the most likely range of distances between pylons of a ropeway c1918 with 4-5 cwt buckets with perhaps a maximum of 30 tons at any one time on the line. My own idea is probably between 100 and 150 metres. I know that distances of up to a kilometre could be spanned but I suspect that this would have been a matter of desperation rather than efficiency.
Mike Shaw
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