Greetings from Dresden, thanks for showing this to people. edit: I believe the words work like this: Schwebeseilbahn: Schwebe- = schweben, sich über dem Boden befinden. Seilbahn = eine Bahn, die an Seilen befestigt ist. a cable railway, that is floating Seilschwebebahn: Seil- = das Seil als technisches Element. Schwebebahn = eine Bahn, die schwebt. a floating railway, that is attached to a cable
Ah, the funicular railways and their names (or nicknames...) The one in Stuttgart is called "legacy hunter express" since it connects to a graveyard. ;-)
On the contrary, the Wuppertal one has a practical background because they wanted a railway to run down the course of the river but both riversides were already built up with houses and streets, and dangling it from a floating track meant it could run on top of the river out of everyone's way. This on the other hand looks like a proof of concept, except that the Dresden one was actually approved after the Wuppertal one and they both started construction the same year and opened the same year. Maybe it was meant as a proof of concept that simply got delayed, or maybe it was meant as a proof of concept specifically for inclines that Langen hope would have practical appeal elsewhere.
Greetings from Dresden, thanks for showing this to people.
edit:
I believe the words work like this:
Schwebeseilbahn:
Schwebe- = schweben, sich über dem Boden befinden.
Seilbahn = eine Bahn, die an Seilen befestigt ist.
a cable railway, that is floating
Seilschwebebahn:
Seil- = das Seil als technisches Element.
Schwebebahn = eine Bahn, die schwebt.
a floating railway, that is attached to a cable
Thanks! I absolutely loved your city.
@@WhatOnEarthIsThisThing Great to hear. Did you visit the "Carolabrücke" by any chance? It is a landmark (of german engineering) by now.
Ah, the funicular railways and their names (or nicknames...) The one in Stuttgart is called "legacy hunter express" since it connects to a graveyard. ;-)
Don‘t joke about the Laufmaschine. It was the predecessor of the modern bicycle, so that’s also a quite German invention.
I promise to never make light of the Laufmaschine again 🙏
@ Mannheim and Karlsruhe still argue about where it originated
Wupertalbahn in more absurd
On the contrary, the Wuppertal one has a practical background because they wanted a railway to run down the course of the river but both riversides were already built up with houses and streets, and dangling it from a floating track meant it could run on top of the river out of everyone's way. This on the other hand looks like a proof of concept, except that the Dresden one was actually approved after the Wuppertal one and they both started construction the same year and opened the same year. Maybe it was meant as a proof of concept that simply got delayed, or maybe it was meant as a proof of concept specifically for inclines that Langen hope would have practical appeal elsewhere.