After a three - year construction period the Schauinsland rope way , was the first ropeway for passengers in the world which worked on the rotation principle involving multiple cabins , instead of the traditional reciprocating principle with two cabins .
After a three - year construction period , the Schauinsland ropeway , was the first ropeway for passengers in the world . 
 Ropeways work on a '' rotation principle '' which involves multiple cabins , instead of the traditional '' reciprocating principle '' involving two cabins .