Always fun to watch this in Germany either from the DB passing underneath or when driving in the city. Surprised more people do not model this in HO Scale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDDd4Rixi4
I've ridden it several times, it's pretty awesome! In Wuppertal there is a brew pub built in the former public swimming pool; the bottom of the pool has been leveled and that's where the bar is. Brewing equipment is behind the diving boards. A nice place and you can ride the monorail to get there.
Very Interesting; one question...
Where is (are) the electric supply & return connections?
from the Far East of the Sunset Route
(In the shadow of the Huey P Long bridge)
Here is a photo of the front of a train: http://hellertal.startbilder.de/1200/der-wsw-gtw-72-dreiteiliger-479954.jpg
The energy supply is a 2nd rail. In the photo it is directly beside the running rail. You can see the insulator. Originally the 2nd rail carried 600 VDC. With the latest train generation it was increased to 750 VDC.
The running rail is also the return conductor.
Here is a photo of a switch/turnout showing running rail and 2nd rail as section:https://www.golocal.de/wuppertal/stadtverwaltung/stadt-wuppertal-rathaus-stadtteile-YUtXh/fotos/?p=18I hope that helps.Regards, Volker
Makes me thirsty for Barmen Brauerei Bier.
One interesting thing I remember when I first saw this firsthand about 1973 was how dramatically different the then-'new' 2001-A-Space-Odyssey industrial design of the 'new' cars was from the old varnished-teak opulence of the 'old' cars then still in service.
Do you think of the Emperor car (Kaiserwagen): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Wuppertal_kaiserwagen.jpg
https://www.vohwinkel.net/pics/ortsteile/schwebebahn/kaiserwagen/20060318/1006683-kaiserwagen-innen.jpg
It is still used on special occasions.Regards, Volker
Volker what is its MAS ? Does it suffer the madly of mono rail trains being dnamically unstable above ~ 35 MPH ?
What does the abbreviation MAS stand for?
blue streak 1 Volker what is its MAS ? Does it suffer the madly of mono rail trains being dnamically unstable above ~ 35 MPH ?
The maximum speed is 37 mph.
Sorry, I'm not familiar with the technical limitations of the suspended monorail system.Regards, Volker
Between 5:50 and 6:20 in the original video there are several platforms(?) suspended over the river beneath the tracks. What is their purpose?
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That are work platforms. Here is one used to exchange rubber buffers at the running rail. https://www.wsw-online.de/fileadmin/Unternehmen/Presseinformationsmaterial/-_WSW-th-170706_Hilfsbru_%C3%AAcke_Gummiwechsel-23.jpg
That is done at night when no trains run. The platform is raised and, as it looks for me, clamped against the structure. The rubber buffers are a noise prevention measure: https://www.wsw-online.de/fileadmin/Unternehmen/Presseinformationsmaterial/-_WSW-th-170706_Hilfsbru_%C3%AAcke_Gummiwechsel-8.jpg
Regards, Volker
Wow! The provisions for maintenance are as impressive as the main structure itself. The platforms when lowered appear to be supported by cables attached only at the center. Are there provisions to keep them from rocking and swaying in a strong breeze? I have a million questions, but I don't want to bother you with them now, and anyway I don't know where to begin. Thank you.
I don't know the Wuppertal suspended monorail personally. There is a lot of information in the internet but sadly not everything.
One that isn't is how they secure the work platform. You are right the platforms are supported in the center.
Ask your questions, only I'm not sure that I can answer them but I'll try.Regards, Volker
Have a look at this- Wuppertal 1969 with streetcars and trolleybuses! does anyone remember them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzo4Q7REA1s
I do. When I rode the line in 1960, there was still one local Wuppertal streetcarline running, which paralleled the river and the hanging railway for about a mile. Signs of an abandoned branch were in evidennce. But from the east end of the monrail line, not reached by the strandard gauge steetcar line that used typical three-truck, two-serction Duwag single-end (I think?) trams, the was also a meter-gauge interuruban line than went somewhere else, Duisberg? I didn't have time to ride it. Had already ridden the standard gauge line when I saw it. The interurban car I saw seemed similar to the standard Belgian Vicinal double-truck lightweight interurban cars.
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