GTW 31 hangs in the carriage hall in Vohwinkel. Thus, all GTW are on the rails. The first test drives will certainly start soon. The suspension railway is the most important personal local traffic system in Wuppertal, and at the same time the landmark of the town.
It was the alternative at that time to an underground which could not be built in Wuppertal for geologic and topografischen reasons, therefore, the inhabitant of Cologne sugar manufacturer Eugene Langen got the possibility to realise his invention in Wuppertal.
Besides, the name Suspension railway is actually wrong because in contrast to a magnet suspension railway a constant contact exists between rail and vehicle. The Wuppertaler suspension railway is therefore an onerail overhead conveyor.
In one began in Wuppertal with a renewal project of the props, rails and stations and also the vehicles. The complete object was renewed as well as was altered up to three all stops and was modernised technically. On the from the 3rd to the 6th of April, one celebrated the official end of the removal.
Since the 26th of May, the Wuppertaler suspension railway stands under conservation of monuments and historic buildings. Since The entire track, the new GTW and the Kaiserwagen were prepared for this. Basically, the track occupancy message or the free message takes place only by a localization of the trains by radio. The current position is recorded over Eurobalises, which are attached to the track.
