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Built to transport 2,500,000 tons of river sand and crushed gravel over 12 1/2 mi from pits at McCann's Island, New South Wales, to site of Warragamba Dam 40 mi from Sydney, cableway is two-rope system carried on steel trestles; moving train consists of 550 buckets, each carrying 1 1/3 tons; ropeway driven by three 180-hp electric motors.
Built to transport 2,500,000 tons of river sand and crushed gravel over 12 1/2 mi from pits at McCann's Island, New South Wales, to site of Warragamba Dam 40 mi from Sydney, cableway is two-rope system carried on steel trestles; moving train consists of 550 buckets, each carrying 1 1/3 tons; ropeway driven by three 180-hp electric motors.
Giant aerial ropeway
Civ Eng (Lond)
Smith, C.M. (author)
1947
Article (Journal)
English
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