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Daily Monorail
A series of monorail photos from the collection of Reiner Zimmermann (to complement this thread on the forum). Daily Monorail - February 1, 2005 Right: One of the earliest monorails, Patiala State Monorail Trainways of 1907. Makers: Orenstein and Koppel, Berlin. Now at the New Delhi Railway Museum. |
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Daily Monorail
- February 5, 2005
Right: Chiba, since 1988, Safege-type suspension. Pleasant urban theme resembling Wuppertal. |
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Daily Monorail - February 8, 2005 Right: Chiba monorail. This section is less pleasing to the eye that other sections . That happens when a second line has to be accommodated. |
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Daily Monorail
- February 9, 2005
Right: Japan's first real monorail, the Hitachi-Alweg straddle system, Haneda Line, here crossing Shinkansen tracks at Hamamatsucho terminus. |
 (Photo: Reiner Zimmermann) |
 (Photo: Reiner Zimmermann) |
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Daily Monorail
- February 11, 2005
Right: Sleek appearance of present day Tokyo Monorail. Compare with yesterday's photo. True to the original Alweg design, the wheelbase protrudes into the interior. |
 (Photo: Reiner Zimmermann) |
(Photo: Reiner Zimmermann)
Daily Monorail
- February 15, 2005
Above: Subsequently established Japanese design standards place
the wheel arrangements underneath the car floor (Tamatoshi Monorail,
1998).
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Daily Monorail
- February 19, 2005
Right: Train of Tamatoshi monorail crossing Japan rail tracks at Tachikawa, urban sector. |
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Daily Monorail - February 22, 2005 Right: Depot trackwork at Tachikawa. |
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February 27, 2005 Right: Some intriguing trackwork at Osaka. The loop in the background is not part of the system. |
 (Photo: Reiner Zimmermann) |