Historic Wuppertal Monorail Car Returns Home as a New Landmark
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- A crane lifted historic suspension railway car No. 76 onto a steel structure between two buildings near Wuppertal’s main station.
- Hundreds of onlookers watched the installation, which will be completed with a permanent suspension and a glass enclosure.
- The 1950s-era car returned to Wuppertal after serving as part of a restaurant in the Rhineland and later as a café in Siegen.
A historic Wuppertal suspension railway car has taken up a new position beside the city’s main railway station, where its arrival drew hundreds of spectators.
A large crane lifted car No. 76, built as part of the 1950 series, from a low-loader onto a steel structure between two buildings. Workers will permanently attach it to a suspension system and enclose it in a glass cube.
Property investor Markus Bürger, who bought several buildings at the site, described the installation as "the new gateway to the city." The suspension railway line itself does not pass over Wuppertal’s main station, but the restored car will greet travelers arriving there.
The vehicle reached Wuppertal again after a long journey through parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. Bürger said he found it in an online classified advertisement and bought it after it had been used in a restaurant in the Rhineland and later as a café in Siegen.
The new gateway to the city.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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