Wuppertal Schwebebahn – donsalvo.org http://www.donsalvo.org Art and Photography Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:07:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 145766237 Suspended But Running Again http://www.donsalvo.org/2021/12/03/suspended-but-running-again/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:07:05 +0000 http://www.donsalvo.org/?p=2798 Read More "Suspended But Running Again"

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The Wuppertal Suspension Railway or Schwebebahn is up and running again after many months of repairs and Covid/Corona lockdown. It is unique in Germany: an elevated railway passing through a city. The Schwebebahn was built in 1901. Carrying passengers along a stretch of 13 kilometers between Vohwinkel and Oberbarmen, mostly following the course of the river Wupper, the trip takes about 30 minutes one way. Of course, most Germans associate the railway through Wuppertal with “Tuffi” the elephant. In 1950, she was supposed to perform a publicity stunt for the circus on the railway but fell into the river once the train started (she survived). Several directors have used the Schwebebahn as a backdrop in movies and commercials. Millions of passengers take the railway every year, and with very few accidents over the years, it is a very safe mode of public transport.

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