Suspension Monorail, in history,  around the world

Wuppertal suspension railway, Germany - operating since 1901, 120+ years; upgraded 2019. carries 80,000 passengers daily, via twin tracks.

Why Wuppertal was & remains successful,
& why Wellington should care:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IFh6wFTJiQ

Story of a landmark:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQH4TS01Jt4

Schwebebahn website:
www.schwebebahn.de/en/

4K restored historic footage from 1902:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQs5VxNPhzk

Dresden suspension railway - since 1901; 274 m funicular track at up to 39% gradient.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Suspension_Railway

Original SAFEGE test track, France -
1960s [in movie Fahrenheit 451]

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQ25pFXIRg

Shonan suspension railway, Japan - 
in service since 1970; 50+ years. A SAFEGE system using single tracks combined with passing loops.

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQbFTxpnGZY;

Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonan_Monorail

Chiba suspension railway, Japan -
in service since 1979; 30+ yrs. A SAFEGE system  with twin tracks. Longest SR system worldwide
(15.2km).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5eIl9eKjfA;

Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiba_Urban_Monorail

Dusseldorf International Airport, H-Bahn; Germany

www.youtube.com/watch?v=okfsOFNovMA

Dortmund University H-Bahn, Germany

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv8MTufKRQQ

China’s Panda Skytrain, Chengdu - since 2016; a battery-powered system (4 hr capacity) with recharging at stations.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ELDtSNzbw

www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/20624/china-sky-train/

NOW - China’s Fastest Skytrain - 70 km/hr; 510 passengers in 5 carriages.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCIUCpzi_n0

railway-news.com/china-crrc-completes-wuhan-monorail-suspension-train/

In development, and just for fun...

China - a suspended monorail train made of glass

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKlAvE8bO0

New Zealand - Shweeb Human-powered monorail

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhxVtUFZVzk

China’s newest - AIR TRAIN (maglev) Aug 2022

www.businessinsider.com/photos-chinas-new-maglev-air-train-floats-on-magnetic-track-2022-8