Forsby-Köping limestone cableway

The Kalklinbanan ( Kalkseilbahn ) is a 42 km long ropeway from Forsby - limestone quarry near the town of Kalkbrottsvillorna between the Hjälmaren and the Öljarensee in the community Vingåker for Limestone works in an offshoot of Lake Mälaren in Köpings.

Description

The two rope orbit has four sections, three angles stations and 12 clamping stations, in which the suspension ropes with weights 35-40 t be stretched. Each section is driven by an electric motor. The 235 cable car reinforced concrete pillars were usually every 180 - placed 200 m, including four for crossing a ridge of Hjälmaren. The total of 750 bucket with a payload of 1200 kg hanging on a drive with four rollers and drive at a speed of 10 km / h The cable car reached a production capacity of 94 t / h

History

The cable car was built in the years from 1939 to 1941 by 300 men of the AB Nordströms Linbanor. At the inauguration, she was the longest cable car in the world ( 75 km long Massawa - Asmara cableway in Eritrea had been destroyed in the same year ), but as early as 1943, built by the same company Linbanan Boliden Kristine mountain was opened, with 96 km holds the record.

In 1997, the operation was stopped and switched on the transport truck. The cable car was initially still maintained and kept ready for use and declared the industrial monument in 2003. Once a year the Kalklinbanans week was held, in which the line was opened with great audience participation in operating and art events taking place. In November 2009, the operator Nordkalk decided that the further conservation and a future operation is no longer out of the question due to lack of funds.

On June 26, 2013 were begun with the demolition of the cable car.

The Kalklinbanan has transported 25 million tons of limestone from the quarry to work at Köpings. During the period of intensive housing it was operated by 40 people working in shifts around the clock. In the record year 1967, she has transported 600,000 tons of limestone.