Forsby-Köping limestone cableway

The Forsby-Köping limestone cableway, commonly referred to in Swedish as Kalklinbanan, was a 42 km aerial tramway running from Forsby in Vingåker municipality to industrial town Köping in central Sweden.

The fully functioning cableway will be run one last time as carriages are removed from the track and sold for scrap.

[2] The choice of a cableway was determined after evaluation of a number of modes of transportation, and special care was taken not to interfere with the surrounding landscape, particularly at the lake Hjälmaren strait.

[4] The limestone was transported in 750 bucket-shaped cars, each carrying 1200 kg for a total capacity of 90 metric tons per hour.

The limestone cableway has since been preserved as industrial heritage, test run each year and subjected to some degree of maintenance.

[6] November 2009 current owner Nordkalk announced that demolition is being planned, following unsuccessful attempts to transfer it to a suitable caretaker.

[8] This letter reinforces the singular importance of the Forsby-Köping cableway as transportation heritage, urging the authorities involved to avert demolition and assure its preservation.