On Aug 26, 12:22 pm, Tom Anderson wrote:

But surely even then the schebebahn runs *along* the course of the
river but cablecars tend to go across things ?

Cablecars tend to go *up* things. Are there any that are built in the
complete absence of a steep slope?



Not necessarily up things - there is a cable car transit in new York
that goes acorss something.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway

I don't like quoting wiki-piffle though but it does explain it.

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Nick