Hello!
I am not sure if I can use english here... If not please let me know. I can write in polish or try to speak Cesky. I live in Gdansk in Poland. Obviously I use croatian and serbian language, so my Cesky will be occured of SRB/HR words...
Anyway I'd like to tell You that there are some Transporta lifts also in Poland.
The very first one was built in 1968 in Szczyrk. This was an original TC VL500 T-bar lift.
The lift was staying there up to early '80. Then was replaced to Huzele ski resort near Lesko (southeast part of Bieszczady mountains).
This lif is still in good condition. Unfortunaltely I have no good pictures of it. The only I have is taken from the
http://www.gat.pl site of the owner of lift.
I remember this lift when it was in Szczyrk when I was a child.
This lift became a form to make all polish T-bar lifts in Szczyrk / Korbielow few other ski resorts in 70.
Our Mostostal Zabrze firma had made plenty of similar lifts in early 70ies.
There was some changes of course but mainly the lifts was so similar to the original TC.
The other change was the hangers taken from Austrian Swoboda TWS (TraunSteinWerkstatten Swoboda).
I think that Mostostal made a plagiat of TC, especially portals and turning stations.
I don't believe that it was a licence, but who knows... You remember.. RWPG (socialistic EWG)..
Please look at the attached pics.