Wuppertal's Suspended Monorail (Schwebebahn) has a long history of incredible highs and soul-crushing lows. These are its stories.
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Chapters with time-stamps:
0:00 Stories of Accidents, an Elephant and the Devil’s Ride
0:47 A Dangling Success Story
1:12 The World’s Safest form of Transportation
1:43 What happened to Tuffi the Elephant?
2:27 The Schwebebahn’s Darkest Hour
3:07 No one believed in the Schwebebahn
3:39 A Perfect Match
4:25 A German Urban Planning Disaster
5:03 Three Transit Options
5:51 Would a Railroad work?
6:11 Would a U-Bahn work?
6:54 Critics, Doubters & Haters
7:30 Construction Time
7:57 Quiz Time & Maximum Security for the Kaiser
8:34 A Success from Day 1
9:20 World War II
9:37 Struggling with Repairs & Upgrades
9:56 How Shaky is the Ride?
9:54 Rapid Fire Facts
11:47 Christmas Giveaway
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