It’s time to go Dangling! When in Germany recently on the Siemens trip I realised that just a short ride away was a railway that was a suspended monorail up in the aie, and dangles down above a river, and that I really needed to go for a ride on it …
Thanks to Chris & Nicole for joining me, and translating for me! The German word for ‘Sway’ is ‘Schwanken’ and Christ later told me that “See it, say it, sorted” should be “Sieh es, Sag es, Geregelt”
Tim Traveller’s (it was his very first!) video:
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A suspended monorail like this has been considered to replace the Liverpool Overhead Railway. But a drawback with this design, is the difficulty of rescuing the passengers in the event of a breakdown.
I have been to Wuppertal two years ago and I noticed something : in trains normally I can keep balance without holding on something BUT in the suspended railway it was just not possible – it’s not moving in the right way…
10:55 You just missed the shoot of the narrowest passage to a facade on the whole line…
Looks like innovated rolling stock, since Tim’s visit.
Geoff the schoolboy at large!
As people on the internet should say: "There is a Tom Scott video about that."
Geoff, you definitely should watch @liamcarps
Just WOW!
Love the video Geoff, can't believe you haven't been before! We loved it when we went last summer, it's truly unique. My favourite part was when above the road, racing the cars below
You mentioned flights in Dusseldorf. Did you use the Monorail from Dusseldorf Airport Station to Dusseldorf Airport?
I've just had the horrible realization that I rode the Wuppertal Schwebebahn over 38 years ago – much for the same reason as you; I was in the area and had to do it (I remember having a series of books, a long time before that, on Cars Boats, Aeroplanes and Trains – and obviously the train one featured, all to briefly, the Schwebebahn…)
We had so much fun on this day! 😎 Thanks a lot!
Are you going to cover the new Brent Cross west station opening?
As a German viewer, I must say this is a must see for railway enthusiasts looking to discover Germany
This is a really nice video🎉
Because, I was in Wuppertal before, I have some Fun Facts for you:
• The Schwebebahn is officially classified as a subway.
• It uses ETCS.
• Wuppertal was the last city in Germany to lose its tram network. Only a small part survives as a museum.
I hope, you learn something new.😄
Powzer not pause 😂😂😂😂
If you have to evacuate a train between stations, where do you go? Up into the structure?
It’s on my bucket this Geoff. On the way to Miniature Wonderland
5:28 No, Germans don’t use the "English word for break“. German and English are both Germanic languages, so a lot of words are very similar or even the same in both languages and are just pronounced differently. I think a lot of English-speakers would be surprised if they knew how similar German and English actually are.
Thanks Geoff – nice one! I'm always on the Schwebebahn every time I'm in Germany (about a dozen times and counting ….), and it never ever gets boring. Because of the meandering Wupper valley, it coasts up and down a bit like a slow(ish) rollercoaster.
See it say it sort it in multiple languages sounds like a Christmas 🎄 special.
Old British rail enthusiasts who remember diesel hydraulics nicknamed it THE DANGLEBAHN
i keep thinking of a theme park ride lol
The in-line wheel arrangement does cause swaying, but on the other hand, look at that turning radius!
Have distant memories of riding at least part of this in the late '80s on a high school exchange trip. It's definitely a near-unique experience.
Ooh… Fascinating seeing these dangling trains! You certainly get some nice views there!
Geoff while your here did you have a look at the DUS Aiport sky train and dortmund university h bahn which are technically monorails and not just suspension railways
I like the advertising hoardings on the underneath of the carriages.