Successful first flight for the cabins of the future Toulouse cable car.
For the first time, within the framework of the technical tests which begin at the end of July, Téléo worked.
The people of Toulouse will have to get used to the aerial ballet of these 15 cabins, each with a capacity of 34 passengers.
Flight of the first cabin of the #Toulouse cable car for technical tests with commissioning scheduled for December 2021 @TisseoSMTC pic.twitter.com/VG0g4xnqjG
- 20 Minutes Toulouse (@ 20minutestoul) July 28, 2021
While the development works of the three stations of this unique mode of transport in the Pink City are still underway, the testing phase begins in the air between Paul-Sabatier University, Rangueil hospital and Oncopole . And without travelers. “After the cables have been hooked up, this is an important step before commissioning at the end of December. It starts with technical tests, which will last four months, and then there will be a dry run carried out for commercial exploitation by Tisséo Voyageurs ”, explains Jean-Michel Lattes, President of Tisséo.
A period which should allow the manufacturer, Poma, to verify that his cable car has no technical glitches, so as not to experience hiccups as was the case in Brest for one of its competitors.
"Our technology is different and more successful, it has been proven, while that of Brest was new", assures Rémi Torres, site supervisor at Poma.
3 km long, the Toulouse urban line will be the longest in France and will be able to transport 8,000 passengers on average per day.
These will take about ten minutes to connect the University to the Oncopole.
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