| Skyway | Railway | Cableway | | Installation (year) | 1958 (original) | 1878 (original) coal only
| 2000 | | | 2005 ( rebuild) | 1928 (Steam winch) 12 pass
1935 (Electric winch) 23 pass
1952 (23 to 28 passenger car)
1974 (28 to 56 pass. 2 cars)
1994 (56 to 84 pass. 3 cars) | | | Ride time (return) | 6 mins | 7mins | 8 mins | | Ride Distance | 1958 - 330m
2005 - 384m | 415m | 510m | | Main Cable breaking strain | 1958 (160 tonnes)
2005 (189 tonnes each 2 cables) | n/a | 350 tonnes | | Maximum weight of fully loaded car | 3 tonnes
2005 - 15.3 tonnes | 8.5 tonnes | 12.5 tonnes | | Capacity | 1958 - 30 adults
2005 - 76 Adults | 84 adults | 84 adults | | Maximum Height above ground | 270m | n/a | 216m | | Speed | 1958 - 1.8 m/sec
2005 - 5m/sec max | 4.0 m/sec | 5.0m/sec | | Maximum gradient | 2.17 degrees | 52 degrees | 39 degrees | | Difference in elevation | 14.58m | 206.5m | 215.5m | Horizontal Distance | 330m | 243m | 470m |  | | | | | Winch specifications | | Winch | 1958 - 2 x C wheels
2005 - 1x C wheel | Double Drum Winder | 2 x C Wheels | | Electric motor | 1958 - 37 kw slip ring electric
2005 - 180 kW AC var freq | 150 kw DC | 500 kw DC | | Controls | Automatic and manual | Automatic and manual | Automatic and manual | | Rope specifications | | Track Ropes | 1958 -1 x 48mm
2005 2 x 42mm | n/a | 2 x 57mm | | Haul Rope diameter | 1958 1 x 18mm
2005 1 x 25mm | 2x 28mm | 35mm | | Haul Rope Nominal Breaking Strain | 1958 -20 tonnes
2005 - 41.5 tonnes | 57 tonnes | 80 tonnes | | Haul Rope length | 1958 - 940m
2005 - 848m | 480m | 1170m | | Safety retrieval rope diameter | 1958 - 16mm
2005 not reqd | n/a | 15mm | | Safety retrieval rope nominal breaking strain | 16 tonnes | n/a | 14 tonnes | | Safety Retrieval rope length | 915 metres
| n/a | 607m | | Scenic Railway Counterweight Specifications | | Track Ropes diameter | n/a | 54mm | n/a | | Track Rope length | n/a | 356m | n/a | | Haul Rope diameter | n/a | 24mm | n/a | | Haul Rope length | n/a | 590m | n/a |
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