Comments on: Wuppertal Schwebebahn http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 25 May 2012 21:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Davis http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-208043 Davis Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:17:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-208043 <p>I rode this train once, and the guy next to me smelled like liquer...my goodness it was 8am ?</p> I rode this train once, and the guy next to me smelled like liquer…my goodness it was 8am ?

]]> By: Wuffi http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207918 Wuffi Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:35:06 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207918 <p>Hello, I am from Wuppertal, I am living here ;-) Nice you are reporting from my city! Wuffi</p> Hello, I am from Wuppertal, I am living here ;-) Nice you are reporting from my city! Wuffi

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207562 Tammo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:59:46 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207562 <p>Another update: As of today (15/12/2009) the Schwebebahn has been shut down because of safety concerns caused by crumbling infrastructure. It is expected to resume service around Easter 2010.</p> Another update: As of today (15/12/2009) the Schwebebahn has been shut down because of safety concerns caused by crumbling infrastructure. It is expected to resume service around Easter 2010.

]]> By: Rollo http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207558 Rollo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:30:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207558 <p>Technically Bayer are based in Leverkusen,like the football team. I think Wuppertal was where they started life.</p> Technically Bayer are based in Leverkusen,like the football team. I think Wuppertal was where they started life.

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207553 Tammo Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:33:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207553 <p>After some further looking into, the accident in 2008 wasn't even the first collision with a road user. In 1903 a drover was knocked of his high load by the Schwebebahn. And while you may argue that that was not the actual vehicle struck by the train, there was another incident in 1989 where a train struck the raised bed of a dump truck ... but no injuries resulted from this.</p> After some further looking into, the accident in 2008 wasn’t even the first collision with a road user. In 1903 a drover was knocked of his high load by the Schwebebahn. And while you may argue that that was not the actual vehicle struck by the train, there was another incident in 1989 where a train struck the raised bed of a dump truck … but no injuries resulted from this.

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207552 Tammo Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:27:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207552 <p>Schweben is the German word for floating or hovering. So the Schwebebahn would be a floating or hovering train. Also while it is true that the only collision with a road vehicle occured in 2008 a much more serious accident happened in 1999 when a train collided with a claw left on the track by maintenance crews. This ripped the supports off the trains roof and plunged the car 10m (30 ft) into the river below. Five people died and more than forty were seriously injured. Until then the Shwebebahn had been considered the safest vehicle in the world.</p> Schweben is the German word for floating or hovering. So the Schwebebahn would be a floating or hovering train. Also while it is true that the only collision with a road vehicle occured in 2008 a much more serious accident happened in 1999 when a train collided with a claw left on the track by maintenance crews. This ripped the supports off the trains roof and plunged the car 10m (30 ft) into the river below. Five people died and more than forty were seriously injured. Until then the Shwebebahn had been considered the safest vehicle in the world.

]]> By: Shawn http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207551 Shawn Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:11:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207551 <p>Not on your life, my Hindu friend.</p> Not on your life, my Hindu friend.

]]> By: mike http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207550 mike Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:10:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207550 <p>Is there a chance the track will bend?</p> Is there a chance the track will bend?

]]> By: Blake http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207549 Blake Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:15:08 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207549 <p>The elephant's name was Tuffi, and there's a pharmacy named Tuffi, next to the river where the poor elephant went through the floorboards of the Shewebebahn.</p> <p>Besides being the home of Beyer, Wuppertal was the home of Friedrich Engles. You can tour one of the old Engles' family factories.</p> The elephant’s name was Tuffi, and there’s a pharmacy named Tuffi, next to the river where the poor elephant went through the floorboards of the Shewebebahn.

Besides being the home of Beyer, Wuppertal was the home of Friedrich Engles. You can tour one of the old Engles’ family factories.

]]> By: Wayne http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/12/wuppertal-schwebebahn/comment-page-1/#comment-207548 Wayne Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:42:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=10206#comment-207548 <p>The Schwebebahn makes an appearance in the Tom Tykwer film "The Princess and the Warrior."</p> The Schwebebahn makes an appearance in the Tom Tykwer film “The Princess and the Warrior.”

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