Switzerland's Oldest Cable Car Retires After 56 Years of Service

Switzerland’s oldest cable car retires

Switzerland’s oldest cable car, which links Verbier to Savoleyres in canton Valais, has made its final journey after 56 years of service and having carried 16 million passengers. Opened in 1970 and prized for its distinctive vintage style, the cable car will remain a symbol of Swiss expertise in the ski lift sector, according to the Swiss public broadcaster RTS, which has dedicated a feature to it. With its unmistakable hexagonal shape, silver structure, roof and orange numbers, the Savoleyre...

By swissinfo.ch