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Wuppertal Schwebebahn
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The mono-rail of Wuppertal is the
oldest and curious transportation that runs 90 % on the River
Wupper in the world. It opened in 1900 and it has already passed
for more than 100 years. The whole line 13.3 km of 20 stations
and maximum speed 60 km/ by DC 600 V. It is the historic traffic
facilities that run in air above 10 m on the ground.
We can recollect in the various points of the basis structure
of the iron frames, staions, and pull-up system of the mono-rail.
The tram of Wuppertal was abolished in 1987. The mono-rail is
good for environmant as same as the trolly bus. The direction
conversion in the terminal of both ends is similar to the cable
car system that turns the small circular. |
