Located in the same general area as the Standseilbahn (see third pic and previous post), the Schwebebahn of Loschwitz was designed and built by Eugen Langen, who earlier designed the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, but this is much shorter, only 274 metres long, and goes up the same hillside as the funicular (why both, we don't know).
Opened in 1901 it connects the districts of Loschwitz and Oberloschwitz (Rochwitz side). Supported on 33 pillars, it is operated as a conventional funicular railway: the two cars are attached to each other by a cable, which runs around a drum at the top of the incline. The ascending car is pulled up the hill by the weight of the descending car, assisted if necessary by an electric drive to the drum.
The altitude change is 84 metres, maximum steepness 39.2%, the 2 cars have a capacity of 40 passengers each and travel at a maximum of 2.5 metres per second
No comments:
Post a Comment