Funiculaire Du Perce-Neige
with drawing of Funicular
The Funiculaire Du Perce-Neige in Tignes, France is an underground Funicular from the neighborhood Val Claret to the summer-skiing area and the lower station of the Telepherique Grande Motte.
[edit] General information
The Perce-Neige transports the passenger from Val Claret at 2100 m. in 6 minutes to the slopes of the Grande Motte. On arrival at 3032 meter you can transfer to the Grande Motte cable-car that brings the skier to 3456 m.
The system opened on 15 June 1989
[edit] Technical details
Number of trains: 2
cars per train: 2
Altitude base station: 2100 m.
Altitude mountain station: 3032 m.
difference: 932 m.
slope length: 3484 m.
speed: 12 meter/second
track width: 1,2 meter
diameter pulling cable: 52 mm.
trip length: 6 minutes
Builder: Von Roll
maximum gradient: 30%
minimal gradient: 18%
capacity: 3000 persons/hour
capacity per train: 334 passengers+1 conductor (167 per wagon)
smallest tunnel diameter: 3,9 meter
Power: 3 engines totaling 2900 kW.
location: mountain station
make: SICME MOTORI
length dual tube: 203 meter (passing area)
train mass: 32 tonnes empty, 58,8 maximum
[edit] Source
All data taken from the Perce-Neige page on Remontees-Mechaniques.net website
