Nice shot of the switch in action. I never tire of watching these. I wonder why the system never became more common? It doesn't appear to have any major shortcomings.
Just to connect campuses! Damn! In Costa Rica we don't even have a tramway for transportation! So cool! Your videos are excellent. Shame on my country for not consessioning subway & monorail lines. Don't care about corruption from Alstom any more; we need the trains cause transportation in Costa Rica sucks x(
I like how this system utilizes space of the street, compared to a regular tram, leaving the ground to other use yet providing transport capacity. Too bad this is definitely way more expensive than a regular tram.
Speedbird1 FLY yes, this is my new 4K camera!! I was happy to have it with me for my holiday in Germany! The monorail is quite fast and a great way to travel! I wish it went further than just the campus, and there are proposals to extend the system but it is too cost prohibitive.
How are birds kept out of the trackway from building nests? Also can it be assumed that all of these type of enclosed bogie systems are SAFEGE? There seems to be a lot in common between systems with the Wuppertal system being its own design.
Frequent trains keep the guideway clear. I wonder how many birds are hit inside the rail! The ride was very smooth. The Wuppertal Monorail is quite different technology being steel wheeled and a single steel rail and a double flanged wheel. The Dortmund and Düsseldorf systems are the same technology.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-Bahn "All contact between the suspended cabin and the fixed system is enclosed in the interior of the carrier box, protected from the elements. In this sense, the SIPEM suspension system is similar to the one used by the earlier SAFEGE system (which was developed in France and which is used on two networks in Japan), but is much narrower, both the carrier box as well as the open slit for the suspension." So it's similar. I didn't know it had its own name of SIPEM.
Hey there! SIPEM Was the the brand name of the system upon its inception in the 70s, an acronym of SIemens PEople Mover. Germans love those 'denglish' abbreviations, for reasons mysterious to me. The name did not stick, though, and after its first installation (this one!) it became known and referred to only as "H-Bahn". H as in "hängen", German for 'to be suspended from'. Main differences from SAFEGE: - solid rubber tires (vs. pneumatic tires with SAFEGE) - thus much smaller guideway beam (and footprint) - smaller cabin size - automated operation standard, not optional
I believe the buttons are to call a train after hours. At 2am when the train is not running normally, you can press the button for the station you want to go to, and a train will come and take you directly to that station.
What if you call a train and someone else calls a train but the system sends the one ur in (Ik that’s not possible but my brain tells me that whenever I see stuff like that on transit systems like these)
As impressive as this is, it does seem to make a little bit of noise. I prefer Disney's monorail or the Air Train at San Francisco International. Still, I wish more campuses and cities in general had electric monorail or tram systems for mass transit.
![Dortmund University Germany H-Bahn POV at 3x TU [4K,60fps]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1U8zIIfEa7E/mqdefault.jpg)
![Dortmund University Germany H-Bahn POV at 3x TU [4K,60fps]](/img/tr.png)
Love the different elevations seen heading toward each of the southern terminus
Patrick Kinney yes, it’s a slim but high capacity rail line snaking through the forest! It’s awesome to see the nature and train in one scene!
Nice shot of the switch in action. I never tire of watching these. I wonder why the system never became more common? It doesn't appear to have any major shortcomings.
Just to connect campuses! Damn! In Costa Rica we don't even have a tramway for transportation! So cool! Your videos are excellent. Shame on my country for not consessioning subway & monorail lines. Don't care about corruption from Alstom any more; we need the trains cause transportation in Costa Rica sucks x(
This monorail is really cool ! I'd like to have one in my city !
I would like the same on France
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I like how this system utilizes space of the street, compared to a regular tram, leaving the ground to other use yet providing transport capacity. Too bad this is definitely way more expensive than a regular tram.
Looks quite futuristic. Filmed with a new camera? Impressed it's just used for a university campus! Well done
Speedbird1 FLY yes, this is my new 4K camera!! I was happy to have it with me for my holiday in Germany! The monorail is quite fast and a great way to travel! I wish it went further than just the campus, and there are proposals to extend the system but it is too cost prohibitive.
Great results!
It does look like a great way to travel, suspended about the traffic or nature>
Thanks for sharing
Looks cool! I hope I get to ride it someday.
Very nice video. There is another monorail at Düsseldorf airport. I guess you went there too!
ErebosSan yes, I went there. Few years ago. I went back during this trip and took some more footage. Maybe a video coming!
How are birds kept out of the trackway from building nests?
Also can it be assumed that all of these type of enclosed bogie systems are SAFEGE? There seems to be a lot in common between systems with the Wuppertal system being its own design.
Pressed squab, anyone?
Frequent trains keep the guideway clear. I wonder how many birds are hit inside the rail! The ride was very smooth. The Wuppertal Monorail is quite different technology being steel wheeled and a single steel rail and a double flanged wheel. The Dortmund and Düsseldorf systems are the same technology.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-Bahn
"All contact between the suspended cabin and the fixed system is enclosed in the interior of the carrier box, protected from the elements. In this sense, the SIPEM suspension system is similar to the one used by the earlier SAFEGE system (which was developed in France and which is used on two networks in Japan), but is much narrower, both the carrier box as well as the open slit for the suspension."
So it's similar. I didn't know it had its own name of SIPEM.
Hey there! SIPEM Was the the brand name of the system upon its inception in the 70s, an acronym of SIemens PEople Mover. Germans love those 'denglish' abbreviations, for reasons mysterious to me. The name did not stick, though, and after its first installation (this one!) it became known and referred to only as "H-Bahn". H as in "hängen", German for 'to be suspended from'.
Main differences from SAFEGE:
- solid rubber tires (vs. pneumatic tires with SAFEGE)
- thus much smaller guideway beam (and footprint)
- smaller cabin size
- automated operation standard, not optional
07:21 what can i use with buttons? 🙀
I believe the buttons are to call a train after hours. At 2am when the train is not running normally, you can press the button for the station you want to go to, and a train will come and take you directly to that station.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Thanks :)
What if you call a train and someone else calls a train but the system sends the one ur in (Ik that’s not possible but my brain tells me that whenever I see stuff like that on transit systems like these)
As impressive as this is, it does seem to make a little bit of noise. I prefer Disney's monorail or the Air Train at San Francisco International. Still, I wish more campuses and cities in general had electric monorail or tram systems for mass transit.
I like this because of the small footprint and track. Even if it's a two track system, it's still much smaller than the Air Train at SFO.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Interesting. Thanks.
Hii