Dresden Suspension Railway downward view
Downward view of the Schwebebahn Dresden, both vehicles visible. The line is 274 metres (899 ft) long and is supported on 33 pillars. It was designed by Eugen Langen, who earlier designed the Wuppertal Suspension Railway, a more extensive suspension railway in Wuppertal. Despite its unusual suspended format, the Dresden Suspension Railway 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. Photo taken Sunday 23 June 2013. Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)