Wuppertal, Germany in 1902 (www.youtube.com)

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but i really like how calm the street scenes are without cars. There's also a 1902 / now comparison video which is kind of depressing, i thought i'd rather post something nice :)

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[-] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

The situations where such infrastructure technologies make sense as the best option are pretty rare. Wuppertal had the unique combination of circumstances with:

a decently well-connected inventor and a supportive emperor
the urban/metropolitan area being in a narrow valley along the river Wupper
steep hillsides poorly suited for rail
geology poorly suited for tunnelling with late 1800's technology
local steel industry
the ability to use the river as the right of way
the relative infancy of electric railway propulsion

This all contributed to a suspended railway making a lot of sense in that case.

Today, an average problem can be satisfactorily addressed with a form of conventional rail in most situations.

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