I got to ride on this last year, it was a lot of fun!
@kenstreit110 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful find! Thank you, Kim. I'm so glad that you not only know how to find this videos but that you have the technical knowledge and resources to bring them to us. I have fond memories of riding this and watching you and David Ice film it from inside the cars and at some great viewing angles outside on the ground. This was indeed a fun day with you. I loved watching the cars sway on turns and remember standing underneath and watching one of the switches change positions as the trains came and went out of the station - easy way to share just 1 track. Ken in Vermont.
"The world's first suspended monorail" - this is not true. The Wuppertal's system is 70 years older! That's more than this system is old itself
@johnwiiu70053 жыл бұрын
Hi, no, you're not quite right. He said ''Worlds first using the SAFEGE System''. Although Wuppertal had the worlds first monorail with regular passenger use, it was not based on the SAFEGE System as mentioned in the video. Greetings from Germany. 🇩🇪 John
@Myrtone2 жыл бұрын
@@johnwiiu7005 Well, actually the word's first suspended duo-rail, true monorail rolling stock is wider than the elevated structure they require. That suspended monorail in Wuppertal has hang-over-side railcars (thus wider than the elevated structure) and switching is quite cumbersome, contrary to what he said: "operation of switching devices are easy in a suspended monorail". However the SAFEGE seems to be about as simple as conventional rail in terms of switching. However, SAFEGE points and monorail turnouts do not need crossover frogs like those of conventional rail points.