Inspection and monitoring system for a cable railway and a method of operating the same

An inspection and monitoring arrangement for a cable railway, comprising:

• a cable guided between ends of the cable railway and which advances one or more cabins or trains, the cable having at least one splicing point and a known cable length,
• an inspection and monitoring system that monitors and inspects the cable and is integrated into the cable railway, the inspection and monitoring system comprising:
• a measuring unit that measures the cable and obtains measurement data, the measuring unit being installed in connection with the cable railway, the measuring unit including a bending cycle counter such that the measurement data includes data from the bending cycle counter, and
• a storage and transmission unit coupled to the measuring unit and that stores the measurement data obtained by the measuring unit and communicates the measurement data obtained by the measuring unit and stored in the storage and transmission unit, and
• a monitoring center positioned away from the cable railway and coupled to the storage and transmission unit by at least one data communications network, the monitoring center comprising:
• an assessment and visualization unit that receives from the storage and transmission unit, via the at least one data communications network, the measurement data obtained by the measurement unit and stored in the storage and transmission unit, the assessment unit being provided with the number of splicing points and the known cable length and assessing the measurement data received from the storage and transmission unit including a number of bending cycles counted by the bending cycle counter and the number of splicing points and known cable length to provide a forecast of a life span of the cable and a life span of each splicing point and enabling visualization of the measurement data received from the storage and transmission unit.