Wuppertal, Germany Schwebebahn

Located in the hills of Wuppertal Germany is a unique suspended railway which opened in 1901. This is the oldest monorail system in the world and the only one of its kind. It is amazing to see how this centuries old transportation is still providing fast, efficient, smooth, pollution free, traffic free transportation today! The new trains which entered service in 2017 are sleek and modern. They have a sightseers window in the back perfect for viewing the river and city from above!

This is my second visit to Wuppertal and it does not disappoint!

[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!

[pky]

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.

[FlyingGold]

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

[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!

[TheCloakedTiger]

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

[hk-kwdw]

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

[SpeedbirdFLY]

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

[Watndat]

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 !

[peterjowyk]

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

[damodaran]

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

[shaungordon]

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

[worldcooking]

Great suspension train on this beautiful route!

[tjerkmulderNL]

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

[nelsonricardo]

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

[Coaster_Crazy]

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

[JamesFluker]

Such a beautiful and elegant piece of engineering! 😍

[WINCHANDLE]

Totally COOL! A century ahead of its time.

[natehill]

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.

[RhythmAddictedState]

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

[patrickkinney]

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