Wuppertal, Germany Schwebebahn

[@RAZKEN.]

Just came from Denis Shiryaev's video "Flying Train 1902" that was upscaled and made into 60fps. It's certainly mindblowing to see such old footage being played back at a good resolution with 60fps. Wanted to see how it looks like today and this video was excellent I must say! Very calm with no talking, perfect!

[@Knochenbrigade]

I just stopped by because of his video too.

[@thanhchu7613]

Omg i’m so obsessed with the “Flying Train 1902” video. It looks so futuristic & surreal.

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

RAZKEN I'm here by the same reason. Strange why I had never heard of these before, but I was delighted to discover that the insane RAF didn't destroy it during WW2.

[@XxtamedabeastXx]

for some reason i thought It must have been destroyed in either world wars so happy to see its not the case!

[@alexmocanu17]

Me too

[@pky9269]

I've been living there all my life and I still do, and I never thought of it as "unique" but when I see other people talking about how cool and unusual it is, I finally realize how cool it actually is.

[@player-gd9qh]

Should be the national postcard of Germany.

[@GKanojiya001]

😄its human nature..

[@rainerm.8168]

TheVoice Yeah. Fuck you, too.

[@thatdude123]

@@rainerm.8168 haha

[@waffelo4681]

@@player-gd9qh yea man...i would seriously book a ticket to Germany if i know abt this earlier lol(if i have the money)

[@JorgeAMeave]

Some 45 years ago I visited Europe for the first time in my life and lived in Wuppertal for nearly two months, where I was warmly received by a lovely German family over Christmas. The memories of that time are still strong but thus video re-energized them majorly. I and my German penpal rode the Schwebebahn up and down the Wupper river and downtown Wuppertal dozens of times!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I've been to Wuppertal twice and find it a charming little town, but I'm quite biased because the Schwebebahn is one of my favorite trains in the world! I also took day trips to Dusseldorf and Dortmund and the transportation on buses and regular trains is amazing!

[@FlyingGold]

This whole thing is like something straight out of Gotham City. Feels very retrofuturistic

[@Speedbird1FLY]

What a wonderful selection of footage. Despite the age of this monorail line, it still looks so futuristic

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thanks! Wuppertal is a fun city to explore!

[@Speedbird1FLY]

I bet, it must be wonderful to be suspended above the river

[@JackMacLupus]

Well i whould say, the futuristic style came mostly with the new train generation (Thats the blue one). On top of that comes that the whole construction got replaced in almost 20 years they completeley rebuild the track.

[@nacht98]

I woundn't say futuristic but it's such an amazing monorail.

[@Christin5554]

@@nacht98 I agree, but is is much more futuristic on the inside but still they kept the original look.

[@TheCloakedTiger]

Makes me want to travel the world, exploring different transit systems...

[@angelikamerker4006]

Do it. I 've done. But shame, I was never in Wuppertal.....

[@ddi1118]

Japan’s is a must

[@snakecold6755]

Angelika Merker shut up

[@angelikamerker4006]

@@snakecold6755 I know my words have been provokativ. But if your comment is the only negativ reaction: I give a shit and buke over it.

[@Tini17]

@@angelikamerker4006 bajej4mdjjsjagkx. Hhjsjsjsjbsnsnyjsjaaksksjso1kyn

[@hk-kw8dw]

WOW THIS THING WAS BUILT IN 1901 GERMANY WAS TECHNOLOGICALLY AHEAD OF ITS TIME

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Yes, this was very technologically advance for the time!

[@l0nelyButHappy]

Dbz 97 i live in germany

[@muhtarakbaba8677]

Dbz 97 bruh i live in Wuppertal

[@angel2901]

Was.

[@nogra1234]

Just like chicago

[@peterjowyk637]

Wow!! What an amazing train system in GERMANY!! Riding while suspended in air, you can see everything around and below the train...just beautiful...🚠🚠🚠

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I love riding this train for the view!

[@1larry1976]

Echos en Valencia España 🚋

[@damodaran2629]

It is a wonderfull ride. I travelled in it in 1979 almost 40 years back. Still it is the same

[@Watndat1]

Abeler und das Glockenspiel mit Uhrenmuseum ist Konkurs ! Die Schwebebahn fährt jetzt ab August 2020 nur an Wochenenden und bleibt für den Verkehr ein Jahr lang geschlossen . Durch Schäden an der Trasse und marode Räder ! I Love Wuppertal !

[@nelsonricardo3729]

My favorite public transit system! I hope to visit one day. This is the best of many Wuppertal Schwebebahn videos that I've watched.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Nelson Ricardo thank you very much!

[@patrickkinney9643]

What history still in operation! What a scenic route. Great shots of the locale. Excellently done. So glad Tuffi was not hurt badly.

[@fareastde]

Yes, TUFFI, a real elephant hero from the early 50s when he suddenly wants to leave the Schwebebahn between "Alter Markt" and "Adlerbruecke".

[@patrickkinney9643]

fareastde love the story of Tuffi

[@nickjulianengelmann7856]

The story is not real lol trust me i live in Wuppertal

[@peterbennett4518]

@@patrickkinney9643 K

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

🤣

[@tjerkmulderNL]

This video is truly amazing. If you rotate your screen 180 degrees it changes the perspective

[@worldcooking]

Great suspension train on this beautiful route!

[@olivertreesbowlcut9769]

70% Germans 29% Wuppertaler 1% People from all over the world

[@civishamburgum1234]

Your equasion doesn't add up, because Wuppertalers are germans.

[@gilgamesh156]

@@civishamburgum1234 and you are not able to understand a joke

[@andrejpulsar6196]

* Menschen aus Remscheid/Solingen

[@maebn]

Andrej Pulsar Um Gottes Willen nein!

[@Recody-Designs]

@@maebn echt so 😂😂😂

[@shaungordon9737]

This is one of the coolest trains I've ever seen

[@mandibiedermann2246]

It is also in Düsseldorf and Dortmund

[@JamesFluker]

Such a beautiful and elegant piece of engineering! 😍

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Excellent transport system, really great thanks for sharing very useful video congratulations 👌

[@mirellanor1497]

I have been there ten years ago. A wonderful experience travelling with the Schwebebahn 🚠. Unique, safe and a great engineering feat

[@jbsmarklinmodellbahn1728]

Best transportation system in the world. You can laugh when you see the traffic on the streets by overflying it. Great video.

[@Coaster_Crazy]

I’m so fascinated by this suspended train and need to visit it now

[@natehill8069]

Rode this back in 2000. It was awesome. Like how they are making use of real estate resources (ie airspace above the river or road) that really have no other use.

[@jelamollaj7686]

Wunderbar! Mein Sohn 4 Jahre möchte jedes Wochenende mit Schwebebahn schweben! Macht Spaß !

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Das ist wunderbar! Ich wünschte, ich würde in der Nähe wohnen, damit ich es oft fahren könnte! Thats wonderful! I wish I lived nearby so I could ride it often!

[@corneliabohnhorst3255]

@@Luke_Starkenburg kannst du leider nicht mehr die Schwebebahn schwebt seit einiger Zeit nicht

[@MrPeerum]

i was riding in the Schwebenbahn in 1961.its a long time ago.

[@BelastetGD]

60 years ago? Damn how old are you

[@WINCHANDLE]

Totally COOL! A century ahead of its time.

[@MegaDeansy]

I've just watched a film taken of this in 1902 with colour added - it's absolutely beautiful !. Deffo added to the bucket-list !

[@bert-hassokemnitz8580]

Thank you.- Very informative. very good pictures. - Now Thousends more will come to Wuppertal to see the "Schwebebahn".

[@aameshy8205]

Or hoveringtrain

[@sead5072]

Danke für das Video. Ich hoffe die Tour hat dir Spaß gemacht. Mir hat sie ein Stück zu Hause wieder vor Augen geführt. Thx. Weiter so.

[@Anonumyc-krd]

Даже спустя столько времени и сейчас это смотрится грандиозно.

[@farhodyusupov8425]

Это точно

[@toarunyanko7494]

4:55 The best shot for railroad fans.

[@ChrisPollitt]

++

[@00ta]

Wow, a fantastic technology! I like how a single row of wheels supports a car. It's almost like a bicycle.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

It is fascinating! I want to go back to visit again to ride the Schwebebahn!

[@RUOKH]

Simply Brilliant and thank you for sharing this video of yours. Despite having passed through Wuppertal on many occasions, I have yet to visit the town and sample the delights of the Monorail. Now I have no excuse; again, thank you.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you! Wuppertal is a fascinating city and the Schwebebahn is so fun, useful, and unique!

[@sriram-ec5pd]

Just visited today, felt different from normal train. Everyone should visit once

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I agree. It’s so unique and also amazing technology for when it was built!

[@sriram-ec5pd]

@@Luke_Starkenburg Yes, can't even think how they Designed it

[@lumicig]

This video is amazing, I have read about this monorail in books and seen it in movies, amazing to see it operating to this day.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I used to see this monorail in pictures and videos. I was so amazed to actually see it in person and also get to ride it!

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Can't believe this was made in 1901. Incredible!

[@takeru2702]

We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much.Germany and Germans are the best in the world. God bless Germany and Germans.Japan's national anthem Kimigayo was made by Hayashi Hiromori and German Franz Eckert.Japan made the constitution, medicine, the army in by reference to Germany during the Meiji era. Japan succeeded in modernizing thanks to Germany. Japan learned a lot from Germany.TWe Japanese sent 9,000 cherry blossom trees to Germany in 1990. It is said that the money of this cherry blossom trees is gathered by the donation of the Japanese and bought a cherry blossom trees . Almost all Japanese people participated in donations. The Japanese always cooperate with Germany.This cherry blossom tree is still in Berlin.We Japanese love Germany and Germans very much. Japan imports many German products to support Germany. The most imported cars in Japan are German cars.Most of the cars that run in my town are German cars.This is a story that Japanese people helped Germans in japanese Okinawa Miyakojima, Japan. In 1873, the German Merchant shipRobertoson was hit by a typhoon.The ship was aground off Miyakojima Miyakokuni. At that time, the islander rescues the crew.They gave some food to the Germans.They gave Germans a place to sleep. The islanders repaired the German ship.The days were 34 days.And the islanders put a lot of food and water on the ship and sent the Germans to Germany safely.There are still monuments sent from Germany in Okinawa.Japan will always help Germans from now on. After the war, the German city was destroyed and many Germans were killed. We Japanese are very sad about that. I pray to God that Germany will never be unhappy again. There is a tower in my town praying for the Germans soul to be saved.It is a story in the Bando camp.About 100 years ago, there were many German prisoners of war in Japan.Japan did not treat German POWs awfully. The Japanese treated German POWs as friends. Japan respected German POW freedom.Japan did not force German POWs to work. Germans were respected in Japan. They spread German culture and history, beer and sausages, Bam Kuuchen etc to Japan. The German bridge created by German prisoners of war is still well preserved in Japan.Japan did not want a war with Germany. At that time, Britain and Japan were allies. There was a request from the United Kingdom, and it became a battle with Germany. Japan allowed German POWs to do sports and cultural activities.Exchanges between villagers and Germans were also popular. It is more correct to say that the camp where the Germans were located is a German village than a camp. When the Germans returned home, Japanese and Germans grieved for goodbye.

[@hellotunisia461]

Good words and idea important

[@takeru2702]

＠Jaroslav Nálezný Germany is a country and Germans are Germans. There is no deep meaning. cherry blossom trees have been planted on the site of the Berlin Wall. I don't know if it was planted in Dresden. The last one was planted in 2010. It is true that Japan was very kind to the German prisoners of war.

[@Ozymandias1]

@@takeru2702 German prisoners of war? During what war was that? Germany and Japan were allies in WW2.

[@commanderkruge]

@@Ozymandias1 Possibly prisoners of the Americans? I don't know what else...

[@Charles_Anthony]

@@Ozymandias1 : WW1. Japan was an Ally because of England.

[@tayaichibangirl6883]

Nice video! I've always wanted to go there!

[@BrigitteCoffman]

@Luke Starkenburg - You did an amazing job, editing this video together! I know this took a lot of time, as you captured it, in every angle possible in many locations! Just amazing! Great quality too! Love, Brigitte in Tulsa Oklahoma USA

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Wow, thank you for the amazing comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@WuWa.Shanghai]

First of all thank you for your shooting, great! This is the first time I have seen a suspended train. My eyes brightened. Your video made me feel like I was on the scene. A great virtual tour of Wuppertal, Germany. Thank you for providing such a wonderful video, from Shanghai. Rambler.

[@alrxanderwylie6512]

The time and effort you must have used to make this amazing video is unbelievable Thank you so much Alex 👍👍🚂🚂

[@fabiankruger2284]

Ich finde es geil das man auf den thumbnail die S8 sieht. Fahre täglich mit diesen Alstom Coradia Continental Fahrzeugen

[@Xerlash]

i recall my math teacher making us calculate the best curvature for the tracks to follow the river whilst being as fast and safe as possible. good memories to the Schwebebahn and me growing up with it. Will always be one of my favourite public transportation systems. Ps: great shot at 2:14, showing an early electric bus with overhead cable condurctor as well as the Schwebebahn

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you for the comments! I have been to Wuppertal twice now and would love to go back. I'm sad that it was taken out of service a few years ago because of the power bus bar issue, but I'm glad its operating again! I can't wait for more cities to adopt electric buses, either battery or trolley, or a combination.

[@goldmole1]

Love the advertisements on the bottom side of the carriages;-) Very nice vid, thanx for uploading, thumbs up.

[@swenedu.]

Thank you for making and publishing this amazing video!

[@gavinmurrell3415]

I've been, taken my wife & daughter on a week long holiday. We stayed in hotel with free complimentary travel on Schwebebahn for the duration. We did many things, visited the Engels house and museum, an art exhibition in a wonderful gallery, the zoo, and spent much time in the fantastic restaurants. Unfortunately we missed a Pina Bausch performance, but that'll be for next time). I would heartily recommend a visit here, you will be enlightened. Its the 9th wonder of the world❤

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

That’s great! I’m glad you had a good experience! I would like to visit again!

[@sarah4383]

Der Moment wenn man schon öfter extra von Köln nach Wuppertal gefahren ist nur um mit der Schwebebahn zu fahren😂

[@clayletter]

Der Moment, wenn man in Wuppertal wohnt, aber die Schwebebahn wegen technischen Inspektionen nur an den Wochenenden fährt und mitten in der Woche Streikt. xD

[@gabsinvermont9233]

lol ja mach ich auch mal bin aber in denn usa in VT..muss also erst mal fliegen lol

[@annabelvelasco6122]

I nevr thought its possible, wow those who built this was visionary, imagine after 100+ years its still COOL!!!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

It's amazing!

[@shakkinbriggieproduction3609]

Been to Wuppertal some years ago, and did the route both ways.Highly recommended

[@AltRockLover]

Magnificent! And to think this opened in 1901? Unglaublich!

[@havingalook2]

How amazing and wonderful is that? I would love a ride on that. It looks wonderful and certainly efficient and a great use of space or air!

[@jorgw.6151]

Great film, made in a special time where you could see both generations of wagons. The old ones (blue-orange) and the new ones (light-blue). Now the old ones had been sorted out and the new ones are not working properly. So there is now a long break until summer 2021 in transportation. The new one have problems with the wheels and the wheels are damaging the rails. If you would like to make a ride look if the system is working again.

[@Mason58654]

When I attended the University of Wuppertal, I was given a student public transit pass so that could freely travel of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn as much as I pleased! It is a thrilling way to travel.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

When I was there my first time a few years ago, my hotel gave me a public transit pass so didn't have to worry about fares. This year, our hotel didn't offer the pass, so I bought a couple tickets from the vending machine which was confusing for me. Then we found the 24 hour passes at a mini mart very close to the Volwinkel Station.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Although, I have to say we never got fare checked in Wuppertal, and maybe not even anywhere in Germany except on the IC and ICE trains.

[@robertonebot7860]

Tolles video! So ausführlich wollte ich schon immer mal die Schwebebahn sehen. Ich bin aber nie dazu gekommen , obwohl ich so oft auf der Autobahn nach Hamburg unter ihr durchgefahren bin!

[@arianberndt1889]

There are literally thousands of Schwebebahnvideos, but this must be one of the best out there (and became an instant favourite for me). All-great shots with some ranging in the 'rather awesome' category. How can you be so patient to get the intercity, the local AND the Schwebebahn in one shot??? I know they run only every hour. Grrrrr... Anyway, good work as usual. loved the finish with the rainbow Schwebebahn. Oh, and the Gummischwebebears. Could not help laughing my heart out. Still recovering.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

They sold the gummy bears in my hotel vending machine so I had to buy a few bags! Thanks for the feedback on my video! Yes, I set up my camera on tripods in a few places for extended shots waiting for the perfect timing! This Wuppertal Schwebebahn has always had a special place in my heart!

[@Sloth_and_Badger]

Thanks for the lovely pictures of my hometown.

[@IainHendry]

Awesome, awesome, AWESOME video Luke!!!!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Iain Hendry thank you Iain!

[@austinharding9734]

That was a cool shot showing the 3 levels of different transport

[@sandglass-ci1ql]

Hallo, das sind absolut großartige Aufnahmen. In den 90gern bin ich mal ein paar Stationen mit der Schwebebahn 🚠 mitgefahren. Das war sehr spannend. Viele Grüße aus Berlin.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

sandglass 2013 Vielen Dank. Es hat Spaß gemacht, die Stadt und die Schwebebahnlinie zu erkunden, um coole Shots zu finden! Ich war sehr beeindruckt von Wuppertal, aber ich hörte das Wetter dort ist das ganze Jahr sehr regnerisch.

[@fareastde]

@@Luke_Starkenburg Zwar gilt Wuppertal seit jeher als "nasses Loch", aber ich fand, daß es sich in Grenzen hielt, als ich dort in den 70ern gelernt und gearbeitet habe. Leider hat die Stadt seitdem sehr unter dem Niedergang ihrer Industrie gelitten und auch reichlich Einwohner verloren.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

fareastde Ist Bayer der Hauptarbeitgeber in Wuppertal? Wir haben die Stadt wirklich sehr genossen und haben nur einmal geregnet, als wir dort waren! Is Bayer the main employer in Wuppertal? We really enjoyed exploring the city and we only got rained on once when we were there!

[@fareastde]

@@Luke_Starkenburg Nein, Bayer wurde zwar 1863 in Barmen gegründet und zog 1866 nach Elberfeld, produzierte aber seit 1895 aus räumlichen Gründen (im Tal der Wupper wurde es zu eng) in Leverkusen bei Köln. No, Bayer was founded in Barmen and went over to Elberfeld in 1866, but changed to Leverkusen near Cologne in 1895 because the Wupper valley became too small for the growing company.

[@jonathanrobert14robert30]

🚟 real Emoji

[@oparut]

Wahnsinnig schön, was für ein schönes und besonders scharfebilder in diesem kompletten Film. Komplimente aus Holland

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Vielen Dank! Ich habe meine Zeit im Wuppertal sehr genossen und bin mit der Schwebebahn gefahren! Dieser Zug ist so einzigartig und besonders! Thank you very much! I really enjoyed my time in Wuppertal and riding the Schwebebahn! This train is so unique and special!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Mein Name ist Deutsch, aber ich bin eigentlich hauptsächlich Holländer, aber meine Familie lebt seit einigen Generationen in den USA. My name is German, but I'm actually mostly Dutch, but my family have lived in the US for a few generations.

[@nms9]

Probably the only place in the world where you can find advertisements on the bottom of a train

[@Devizon]

😂😂😂

[@PsalmJohn]

schön gemacht. von vohwinkel nach oberbarmen. einmal durchs Tal geschwebt. 'ein mal im Leben durch Wuppertal schweben' :)

[@Angelol_747]

Fahre das Ding jeden Tag wenn ich zur Schule muss

[@PsalmJohn]

@@Angelol_747 ab August dann hoffentlich wieder. ☺

[@jegesbubu]

And you managed to squeeze in some train shots too! Epic video.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you!

[@peterthill]

Some nice shots from an unusual angle. Not the ‚already seen‘ views from other Schwebebahn-Vids. THX for sharing 👍

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thanks, that means a lot!

[@thunderchild1355]

Its so Steampunk! I love it lol. What amazes me the most is that despite 2 world wars it was never cut up for steel scrap to aid the war effort! Im so happy for Germany that this amazing structure still exists today.

[@lunaxmari5012]

Every time i drive with the Schwebebahn, i really enjoy the seats on the rear on the panorama window. Love it. Every time special although i drive every week with it.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I love the large back window!

[@shivamishra7360]

Hii

[@McRocket]

Great video..very professional looking. Thanks.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you!

[@phoenicianbird109]

Thank you for your efforts... Great shots 👍

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

You’re welcome! Thanks

[@bullsboat1]

You learn and see something new every day

[@wbabojo2779]

This is by far my favourite Schwebebahn video on YT; and I have watched many. You have skills!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

[@VISITLANZAROTE]

I remember my first ride in wuppertal hanging tren. Nice experience. And memorable.

[@zielonapapuga6754]

This is a technics marble, pure beauty of Human genius.

[@ThePlaceAndTime]

Love the new trains!

[@XKXKXKXKXKXKXKXK]

I was born in Wuppertal. And i live there. Sometimes i use the Schwebebahn. It isnt special for me. Only the changings of the river is worth to take a ride time by time. The video caught the feelings of riding the Schwebebahn really good. Really good looking video.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you! I really want to go back to Wuppertal specifically to ride the Kaiserwagon!

[@mybestcountrygermanytayade841]

i love Germany 😍❤️💙 from 😭 India

[@statman-techman]

Hi India also had sky train in past at Goa But Congress said to dismantle it And warned to konkan railways

4:55 ► 3 trains and 2 bridges and a road and a beautiful forest in one seance .... i wish i live in germany

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you! I love Germany!

[@topcoffeebar]

Amazing ! I want to ride it next time I visit nearby !

[@pauldavis4508]

I would love to visit and travel on the vintage one, regards from Ireland 😎

[@Thomas1980]

super Video...ich finde diese Schwebebahn einfach toll 👍👍👍

[@astroguster5522]

You even caught a great shot of the Kaiserwagen!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I really wish I could have gotten to ride it! It was sold out.

[@TheMacValk]

This video is maybe one of youre best! I was there couple months ago only because of the Schwebebahn and l took my son wirh me and a friend and we had a wonderfull day. I am from holland and l try to go again this years and next year l want to run the Schwebebahn run 😁. But this video is realy awesome and l like youre other also esspiacially Hong Kong and chongqing were amazing. I am not a crazy railway geek but this imagies makes me feel like one :-) l also work on the train haha.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you very much! I always wish I had better, more sunny, weather to film in but Wuppertal is famous for its rainy weather most of the year. I was lucky to not get rained on much. I was planning to stay one more day to film but the Schwebebahn (and buses) were on a one day strike! I also really wish I had the opportunity to ride the Kaiserwagon! Maybe next visit.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

What do you do for the train? I love the trams, metro, and intercity trains in Holland. I was just in Amsterdam to film the new North-South line. It was all sparkling new and fun to ride!

[@jorgearroyo1342]

What a fantastic and old german train congratulations.

[@saleonardo]

It looks like the dream I had a few years ago, and I’ve never seen it before.

[@fareastde]

Yeah, from Oberbarmen to Vohwinkel. I was born in a neighbourtown called Hilden (near Duesseldorf).

[@fareastde]

No reason to be afraid. Just have a nice look down to the clean Wupper river and transfer this to Ganga river. My experiences are from the 70s, when the Schwebebahn "screamed" a lot while changing the direction.

[@DonAesthete]

fareastde Don't talk shit the wupper isn't clean I live in Elberfeld

[@Maulwurfn81]

Mein Beileid 💐

[@aznyxx9435]

I remember having a small book about transport, it was including this vehicles. When I was young, i though, how is this even possible, now I see.

[@Mihai_119]

Its cool to see places that i see almost every day

[@haicao4684]

Độc đáo ! Từ 1902 đến nay vẫn chạy tốt.

[@amiausUSA]

I rode the Schwebebahn the same day in April 2005 that Cardinal Josef Ratzinger was made Pope Benedict XVI. That day's news had the title "Wir sind Papst!" Monday 13 August I hopefully will return to Wuppertal to ride the new trains

[@stephen9609]

Does anyone know why this technology hasn't been adopted in more cities? Seems like a better alternative to Light Rail running on the ground, and probably much less expensive to build than underground subways

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Stephen D some would say that light rail specifically has a monopoly on new transit systems built in the last 20 years. Urban planners love building the slow, traffic inducing, low capacity light rail/streetcar/trolleys instead of looking outside the box to more innovative systems like monorails and urban maglevs. These systems (including the Schwebebahn) are completely grade separated and don’t get stuck in traffic. They don’t hit cars, pedestrians, or bikers. The main argument presented against monorail and urban maglev is that it is not compatible with any existing rail which might be already existing in a city.

[@notroll1279]

Stephen D It's pretty complex and expensive so it's not really a competitive concept. It worked well for Wuppertal, however, as the town straddles a narrow river valley where the space above the water was the only one available for public transport.

[@tou7331]

Cause its outdated

[@techmage89]

It's a lot more expensive to build than light rail while still taking up much more otherwise usable space than a subway. Wuppertal happens to have just the right geography for it, where it's able to travel over the river and reach many important parts of the city.

[@trinitikorneli2750]

It's expansive and very noisy. What about the people in the homes nearby. And that concept is kind of scary. I don't think is good idea. Just a simple bus line is the better concept. Isn't coincidence the bus lines are the most common public transport in the world.

[@David2012342]

There was recently a dlc released for a game called OMSI and this was the city, kinda weird how it popped up on KZbin

[@oliverwabwire2836]

Simply amazing piece of Engineering.....100 yrs ahead of its time👍👍👍👍

[@joeclarke9782]

Excellent editing.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you

[@julietenh5560]

The suspension railway system is so impressive. I really can appreciate maximum view of the cityscape unobstructively away from traffic vehicles below.

[@goclunker]

Pretty place, I gotta go and see it next time I'm in Germany

[@philippejenvrin2741]

Wuppertal est située dans une vallée encaissés, c'est pour cela que les ingénieurs ont consu ce modèle de transport unique au monde ! Finesse de technologie du début du XXe siècle..ça marche toujours !!!! Bravo !

[@karlranseier1388]

Wuppertal mag man oder nicht. Ich hab et lieben gelernt, woll

[@Zukirin77]

so iset woll

[@johndyer7719]

I love this railway, I hope I can visit and ride one day!

[@timedo1643]

I 've never seen before , this is an awesome

[@_inmm]

One transit line for 120 years! This is the city plan.

[@pauloferreira2361]

Impressionante a estrutura deste trasporte ,mais impressionante e ver o rio numa cidade grande não ser poluído, diferente de alguns rios no Brasil totalmente poluído principalmente Curitiba, parabéns a está cidade que parece ser alemã

[@r-labs9357]

Those trains go really fast

[@Michael_from_EU_Germany]

45 km/h - maximum 60 km/h