Germany's Oldest Monorail: The Unique Upside-Down Flying Train 🚄

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Why does this scifi upside-down flying train only exist in one German city? Why not everywhere?

The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is a remarkable invention from the 1800s, designed by Eugen Langen. And I was lucky enough to get to ride it while I was there. But why does it exist? Why did they make a floating train, instead of a normal one or a monorail or an underground metro? What makes Wuppertal the perfect place to use this flying train invention? And why didn't it spread around the world?

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0:00 Which German city has a flying train?
0:31 What made Wuppertal suitable for the Schwebebahn?
1:56 Who invented the Schwebebahn?
4:02 Wuppertal flying train opening ceremony 1901
5:20 Why does Wuppertal have an upside down monorail?
7:04 The elephant that fell off a train
7:54 Wuppertal Schwebebahn disaster 1999
9:00 Why don't other cities have the Suspension Railway?