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Posted: 20 Aug 2014

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Ropeways Ltd

Ropeways Ltd
The firm of Ropeways Ltd was originally established as The Ropeways Syndicate Ltd in the later nineteenth century. By the 1960s they had become part of the Glover Group makers of aerial ropeways and mechanical handling systems including wire ropes.

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 Alan Mays
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What an interesting series of ads! I must admit that I didn't know anything aerial ropeways previously, unless the similar-looking rides in amusement parks are related in some way.
9 years ago.
 tarboat
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It's the same technology as the ski-lift and the cablecars used at many mountain resorts. The ropeway has gone out of fashion for moving materials as the capacity is usually too small.
9 years ago.

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