The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (English: Wuppertal Suspension Railway) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. The line was originally called the German: Einschienige Hängebahn System Eugen Langen (English: Eugen Langen Monorail Overhead Conveyor System) named for its inventor, Eugen Langen. It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system in Germany.

https://schwebebahn.de/en

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/wuppertal-schwebebahn-suspension-railway-germany/index.html

  • stackPeek@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I actually tried riding this kind of monorail back when I was in Japan in Chiba and Kamakura. It was interesting