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London Cable Car

London Cable Car is a Transport for London gondola link across the River Thames, that was built with sponsorship from the air carrier Emirates for the 2012 London Olympics. The scheme, comprises a 1 km cable car line that crosses the river from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks, linking two important Olympic sites. The project, estimated to cost £60 million, began construction in August 2011. From October 2022 is sponsored by IFS.
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by N Chadwick

Created: Thu, 26 Apr 2012, Updated: Thu, 21 Aug 2025


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TQ4080 : Cable car station, Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
2024
TQ4080 : Northern station of the IFS Cloud Cable Car by David Martin
2023
TQ3979 : Cable support tower and Greenwich Peninsula by DS Pugh
2023
TQ3980 : Construction on the north bank by DS Pugh
2023
TQ4080 : Royal Victoria Dock gondola station by DS Pugh
2023
TQ3980 : Support tower on the north bank by DS Pugh
2023
TQ3980 : Gondola support tower and Royal Victoria Dock by DS Pugh
2023
TQ3980 : IFS Cloud Cable Car by David Martin
2023
TQ3979 : Departing Greenwich Peninsula by DS Pugh
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TQ4080 : London Cable Car, Royal Victoria Dock by N Chadwick
2021
TQ3980 : Emirates Airline by N Chadwick
2018
TQ4080 : Emirates Royal Docks Station by N Chadwick
2016
TQ4080 : Emirates Royal Docks Station by N Chadwick
2015
TQ3979 : Cable Car over The River Thames by Christine Matthews
2014
TQ4080 : Emirates Cable Car - A gondola departs  by Rob Farrow
2014
TQ3980 : Emirates Airline by N Chadwick
2012
TQ4080 : Emirates Airline cable car by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ3979 : Emirates Airline Cable Car by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ4080 : Emirates Airline, northern terminal by N Chadwick
2012
TQ4080 : Emirates cable car by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ4080 : Emirates Airline: northern terminal by Stephen Craven
2012
TQ3980 : Emirates Air Line by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ3980 : Full length of the Emirates Airline by Stephen Craven
2012
TQ4080 : Emirates Air Line at sunset by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ3979 : Emirates cable car by Oast House Archive
2012

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