The hanging tram, the monorail, the suspension train in my hometown Wuppertal, Germany, is called SCHWEBEBAHN – built 1901, down on the street: a fleamarket – comment by Thiophene (Pennsylvania): “it seems like a long-lost scene from Metropolis (but in color)” +++ comment by tigric (London): “great way to escape the crowds! thanks for sharing, I haven’t seen this before!” +++ comment by B. Kleinhans (San Francisco): “like the happy teeth on the outside of the tram car” +++ comment by breeblebox, Netherlands: “I alway pass the Wuppertal exit on the highway at German Autobahn-speed, usually heading for Italy. But now I see this I think I need to take that Ausfahrt (=Exit) some day. Great place!”
photo by frizztext, more via Monorail in Wuppertal, Germany; my picture was also introduced in the book “La Ville Mobile” by Constance Rubini, Biennale Internationale Design 2010 Saint-Étienne, France
another photo, featuring the Schwebebahn:
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P.S.:
in the days of my childhood there – 1950/7/21 – a little elephant, his name was Tuffi – fell out off the suspension railway and landed in the river Wupper below the hanging tram, luckily he wasn’t hurt!
[more: “Tuffi and the suspension railway” by Ernst-Andreas Ziegler, published 1970 by J.H. Born GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany]
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P.S.:
PINA BAUSCH, the famous dance company choreographer, worked also in my hometown. She died 2011. Wim Wenders created a 3D-movie, title “PINA”;
https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/pina-bausch-trailer-script/
was nominated for an Oscar …
Flickr Comments 
This is so interesting. Never seen one of these hanging trams!
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at least you saw some cable cars in South Africa!
http://scrapydo.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/remember-south-africano-5-mokgophong-naboomspruit/
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Very nice, love the monorail.
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thanks for: “…brainstorming board and in it ideas get stock on small papers trapped in ink, in no organize fashion. All of them close together, close at hand for when needed…”
http://alexandraroman.com/2012/06/23/weekly-photo-challenge-close-and-create/
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Very cool! Love the brightly colored tram cars.
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Goodness me, that has taken me back. I had forgotten all about the tram in Wuppertal. We were stationed in Germany for three years 1960/1963 and used to visit the zoo regularly. Thank you for a reminder of happy memories.
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I’m glad that I could wake up your Wuppertal memories!
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That looks like so much fun! Well done for getting your photo into the public eye like that! Poor little elephant 🙂
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Cool! I’ve never seen Schwebebahn before! Great way to see the city.
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Do they have it in other German cities too?
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no; this construction is unique in the world …
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Interesting! I didn’t know about this.
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Cool! Hadn’t heard of this either!
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Did you know there is a very small little village in South Africa that is also called Wuppertal?
– a missionarie in the heart of Cederberg mountains started by German missionaries
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never heard from! we are digging that out …
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Love your photos!
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I’ve never seen a hanging tram before today, and I’m fascinated by it. Thank you so much for posting those photos.
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I can see why your photography was included, Frizz! Stunning, as always, sir!
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Great video! 🙂
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The hanging tram is amazing. I’d love to ride on it. 😉
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Interesting tram and tram ride. I have not seen this before.
But I don’t like the crowds…the “foot-traffic jam.”
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the hanging tram helps to keep a little distance to the “foot-traffic jam”
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Great idea and realization to manage the traffic
Wonder it is not found also in another town
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really like those pictures, particularly the top 2 🙂
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