La Teleferica Massaua-Asmara

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The engine room at Nefasit station.


  • Fueled by diesel oil of 0.90 - 0.92 specific gravity.

  • Water cooled; cooled by a radial fan and circulated by a centrifugal pump driven by a belt on the engine shaft.

  • Compressed air starter supplied by tanks in the engine room and charged periodically by a compressor from the same diesel engine or by an auxiliary motor, as at the Ghinda and Nefasit stations (Deutz engine).

The stations roofs are iron-frame sheds. The material

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covering them is "Eternit" [a brand name for corrugated sheets made of pressed asbestos!] in the lowlands, in consideration of the torrid climate and the insulating ability of such material, and corrugated iron for stations at higher altitudes.

General Specifications

Complementing the data provided above, we summarize the general characteristics of the physical plant in the following table: ...

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We hope these notes have effectively sketched an overview of the great work, realized through the will of the Duce, who constantly followed its development, step by step, to completion. His high praise constitutes the most coveted prize of the Company and the heroic workmen who have overcome the difficult ordeal in the lands of the Empire.


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The maps are the property of the Military Geographic Institute of Florence (map of Eritrea scale 1:90,000) and their reproduction in this publication was authorized by the Institute.

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