Suspension railway in Wuppertal

Wuppertal suspension road (it. Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) - one of the forms of public transport in the city of Wuppertal (Germany), launched into operation March 1, 1901. The official name - Monorail cableway system Eugen Langen (it. Einschienige Hangebahn System Eugen Langen).





Is a double-track monorail suspension system on the platforms, a total length of 13 km 3, of which 10 km of tracks are on the bed of the Wupper river at a height of about 12 meters, the remaining 3, 3 km - on the streets of the city at an altitude of about 8 meters. The maximum speed of the trains of the road - 60 km / h.

In 2013, passenger traffic Schwebebahn suspended monorail was 19, 308 million people

July 21, 1950 the director of the circus «Althoff» Franz Althof decided promotional purposes monorail ride on an elephant Tuffah (Ger. Tuffi). However, when released into the wagon began to show concern, and soon after departure, after breaking a side wall of the car, he dropped out of the river Wupper with a 12-meter height. As a result of the fall Tuffah serious injuries have not received. In the ensuing panic after the fall of the elephant, lungs injured several passengers.