A structure conceived as a masterpiece
The cauldron consisted of a steel frame to which was riveted the aluminum structure supporting the composite exterior and interior cladding. Each of the boxes rested on two bogies.
General characteristics
The construction of the Tignes funicular by vehicles was a technological feat: the design imposed was a cylindrical cauldron, but as the doors had to be vertical on the slopes, the shape of the arches constituting the structure was ovoid
Characteristics of the funicular
| Features | Values |
| Number of vehicles per train set | 2 |
| Number of seats per oar | 270 |
| Length of the oar in metres | 26.1 |
| Width of the oar in metres | 3.2 |
| Number of bogies per oar | |
| Length of travel in metres | 2885 |
| Elevation in metres | 800 |
| Maximum slope | 39% |
