Von Roll Holding

Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial group that operates worldwide that was founded in 1803.

At the end of 2002, following the accumulated losses of previous years, Von Roll's equity capital had shrunk to 10.3 million.

[6] Von Roll Seilbahnen AG was the aerial tramway and cableway division that was sold to Austrian manufacturer Doppelmayr in 1996.

Perhaps Von Roll's best-known product was the type 101 sky ride or simply "VR101" that operated in many amusement parks.

The Mk II and Mk III monorail automated people mover (APM) systems were installed in a variety of locations before the technology was sold to Adtranz (later Bombardier),[16] which continues to supply the parts for the monorail systems.

The monorail cars at Alton Towers theme park in England were built for Expo 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

A Von Roll MkII system is in operation at Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast (first monorail in Australia which opened in 1986).

A MkIII Monorail system in nearby Broadbeach linking Oasis Shopping Centre to Jupiter's Hotel & Casino opened in 1989, but closed on 29 January 2017 due to life-expired equipment and declining patronage.

Von Roll MkII monorail at World Expo 88
Von Roll MkIII Sydney Monorail which closed in 2013.