Wuppertal Schwebebahn, Germany - 21st November, 2012

Wuppertal Schwebebahn or Wuppertal Floating Tram is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. Its full name is "Electric Elevated Railway Installation (Floating Tram), Eugen Langen System" (Anlage einer elektrischen Hochbahn (Schwebebahn), System Eugen Langen). It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and an almost unique system. The suspension railway travels along a route of 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi), at a height of about 12 metres (39 ft 4 in) above the River Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße (10 kilometres (6.2 mi)) and about 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) above the valley road between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel (3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi)). This video features views of the Schwebebahn from three locations, these are Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, Vohwinkel and Zoo / Stadion. It also features footage from the ride between the Hauptbahnhof and Vohwinkel.