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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 23 July

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*   The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway will close for its annual maintenance on Monday 27 July until 9 August. Maintenance work will be undertaken, and the cable car cabins will be upgraded too. The maintenance work is overseen by Swiss engineers, to meet the global cableway safety standards of the Swiss Governing Body for Cableways.

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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 23 July

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company is closing for its annual maintenance from 28 July to 10 August, to meet the standards of the Swiss Governing Body for Cableways.   The Cableway originates from Switzerland.

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Table Mountain Cableway to close for maintenance

The Table Mountain Cableway will be closed from July 20 to August 16 for its annual maintenance, reports TravelHub.   The maintenance, undertaken annually to meet the standards set by the Swiss Governing Body for Cableways, includes repositioning the track ropes and a routine service for the main electric motor. The cars will also be re-sprayed.
 
“The maintenance period is longer this year as we want to remain operational during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup,” says Sabine Lehmann, CEO of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company.
 
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