<br />
A new 60-person aerial tramway<br />
in Moléson, in the La Gruyère region of<br />
Switzerland, is set to be one of the more<br />
impressive ropeway projects of recent<br />
times when it opens just before Christmas.<br />
Swiss company Bartholet Maschinenbau<br />
has been chosen by many customers<br />
from France or from the French part of<br />
Switzerland for recent ropeway projects<br />
and the firm’s solid reputation convinced<br />
the decision-makers in Moléson to award<br />
it the contract to replace the resort’s<br />
20-year-old VonRoll system.<br />
Along with the funicular, the aerial<br />
tramway is the backbone of the resort’s<br />
ropeways. But as well as its impressive<br />
technical specifications, the system also<br />
provides a tourist attraction, offering<br />
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