October 25, 2026
Tag: floating railway
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Tuffi und die Schwebebahn
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The suspension monorail was invented in England in the 1820s. The distinction is small but the first suspended railway was opened on June 25, 1825, using a patent recorded by Henry Palmer. It was built to carry bricks, but as an opening stunt it carried passengers. Through the next 75 years several iterations of the…
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The early history of Scotland reads like an adventure novel. All manner of tribal cultures seemed to be in constant conflict. Through the centuries the most acrimonious disputes were those between the English King Edward I and a Scotsman name William Wallace. It all happened many years ago, but you can read about it here.