Experience the "Hundred Years" suspension train in Germany

[Global Times Special reporter in Germany, Rugao] A long railway hanging in the air, a train hanging on the orbit from the distance, slowly entering the station. This scene is as if in Miyazaki movies. The author, a small German town built in Yishan, took the famous "Hanging Train" and visited the oldest electrical viaduct suspension railway in the world.

The picture on the left is "flying" over the river from the river.

20 million people per year

Woodpertal's main train station is located on the hillside. As soon as he arrived, he heard a rumbling sound from a distance. It turned out that the suspension train was entering the station. The author came to the suspension train to stop the station, facing the air rail through the platform and the train to enter the station, and a couple waiting for the car next to them couldn't help but can't help it. In the eyes of the locals, this is no longer a new thing, it is just a daily commuting transport. Woodpertar's suspension monorail railway system was built in the late 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The total length of the route was 13.3 kilometers. The first track was opened in 1901. This system was designed by engineer Oogen Langgen. It is said that it was originally intended to sell it to large cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, or London, but finally settled in this small mountain city and developed into a world -renowned cultural landscape. Since the 1990s, under the premise of maintaining historical crafts, train support racks and stopping stations have been continuously renovated and modernized. Transportation, more than 20 million passengers per year.

Important business card of urban image

Between the two suspension train stations from Shangbamen to Volvill, the drive was about 30 minutes, and the author took a back and forth with interest. The carriage is suspended on the carrier system, shaped like a high -altitude cable car, and it is shaking slightly like a pendulum when traveling, with a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. Train through the noisy urban area will not be affected by traffic congestion and rainy weather. The landscape of the valley in the distance will be picturesque, and the clear Wupe River flows under the carriage. There are 20 stations along the way, and the appearance of the platforms built in different ages is also different. From the new art style decoration to the modern glass structure. When the train stops at each station, there is also the main attractions nearby.

In recent years, hanging trains need to be replaced with a new car. Therefore, 21 old compartments will be sold publicly, and each carriage is priced at 5,000 euros. Among them, there were 3 sections of the 1970s, and the Woodaul City Government was even willing to give away for free, but the prerequisite was that they had to stay in the city of Wuturtal and placed in a prominent public area. Those who are interested in "adopting" old compartments can send emails to relevant departments to explain their ideas and creativity of continuing to use these compartments.

There is also a "emperor carriage" in the hanging train. In 1900, the German emperor William II personally tried the newly inventing transportation. The paint they had passed into a bright red carriage was named. Today, this carriage has not been included in the museum. Instead, the repair is as early as that it restores the former fluffy soft mats, gold curtains, nostalgic lamps and new artistic decorations. Visitors can book the "Coffee Tour", "Breakfast Tour" and "Evening Tour" of "Coffee Tour", "Tour of Coffee". Men and women in costumes will accompany them to provide passengers with catering, information, entertainment and other services.

Hanging train is dangerous

When I was riding a suspension train, I was in excitement and a little embarrassed, because there have been several accidents in this line. In 2012, the two -row trains rear -ended, causing one person to be injured. In 2013, due to the sudden interruption of electricity, a suspension train with 76 people was parked in the air. Passengers and drivers were trapped in the car. The worst accident so far occurred in 1999. As a maintenance worker accidentally forgotten a steel claw on the track, a row of suspension trains were derailed, and the air about 12 meters high to the river below the track, causing 5 people to die 49 people were injured. Later, the city of Wusheng was about 480 million euros to use new technologies to fully renovate the entire line.

Some interesting stories have occurred around the suspension train. In 1950, the Altov Circus organized a publicity event and stuffed a small elephant into the train. The small elephant was frightened because of the noise and vibration from the train, bumped into the carriage, and eventually broke through the carriage falling down and fell into the Waoph River. Several reporters interviewed in the same car and the lively passengers were injured. The small elephant was almost safe and sound. Later, it was called "Ta Fei", which means "diving" in Italian. Both the transportation company and the circus were fined, but this incident also made the suspension of the trains reputation. Dozens of drivers rushed to show that they were the driver of the car. Woodpertan Milk Company registered the "Tafir" name of the "Tafi" afterwards. Today, I can also buy postcards of related themes in Wulopal, but it was printed on the photos that have been processed later, because all reporters were in the car at the time, and no one recorded the images of the moment of the accident.

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