Imperial carriage
The Kaiserwagen is an originally preserved train set of the Wuppertal suspension railway from 1900. It is used today as part of tourist excursions.
The name comes from the car with the no. 5 of the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm II. With his wife Auguste Viktoria in this car on 24 October 1900, the newly built and unique means of transport during a visit to the cities of Vohwinkel , Elberfeld and Barmen to sample drove.
Today excursions with coffee and cake or morning pint take place with the vehicle parallel to the normal regular service . The car can also be booked for parties or weddings .
As part of the "total Monument monorail" it is since May 26, 1997 under monument protection .
From the start of the new generation of vehicles , the Wuppertal suspension railway will be operated with the ETCS train control system. The Kaiserwagen will also receive ETCS vehicle equipment from the manufacturer Alstom Transport Germany so that it can continue to operate.
Web links
- Entry in the Wuppertal monument list
- Information about the Kaiserwagen and booking options
- General inspection of the imperial car
- Kaiserwagen in Wuppertal: suspension railway oldie is renewed
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peer Jacobsen: Tradition and Future: The Wuppertal Suspension Railway with ETCS Level 3 and TETRA . In: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau 6/2014, pp. 54–57.