ALWEG
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ALWEG was a German transportation company best known for pioneering the modern straddle-beam monorail system that inspired several iconic monorail installations worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALWEG canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monorail manufacturer
ⓘ
transportation company ⓘ |
| businessModel | design and supply of monorail systems ⓘ |
| category |
defunct German companies
ⓘ
monorail technology pioneers ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| designInfluenced |
Bombardier monorail systems
ⓘ
Osaka Monorail ⓘ
surface form:
Hitachi monorail systems
|
| developed |
rubber‑tired monorail vehicles
ⓘ
straddle‑beam monorail system ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Axel Lennart Wenner‑Gren ⓘ |
| guidewayMaterial | precast concrete beams ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Fühlingen, Cologne, Germany ⓘ |
| industry |
monorail systems
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| inspired |
Disneyland Monorail System
ⓘ
Seattle Center Monorail ⓘ Tokyo Monorail ⓘ many later urban monorail systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing monorail designs worldwide
ⓘ
pioneering modern straddle‑beam monorail technology ⓘ |
| legacy |
its monorail concept remains a standard for straddle‑beam systems
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many later monorail systems are described as ALWEG‑type ⓘ |
| monorailType | straddle‑beam ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Axel Lennart Wenner‑Gren ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to handle tight curves and steep gradients
ⓘ
elevated guideways minimizing land use ⓘ quiet operation compared to steel‑wheel railways ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| powerSupply | electric power via bus bars on guideway ⓘ |
| propulsion | electric traction motors ⓘ |
| railGauge | concrete beam guideway ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
helped popularize monorails as urban transit
ⓘ
one of the earliest commercial monorail system developers ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | automatic train control on some systems ⓘ |
| stabilization | side guide tires ⓘ |
| support | rubber tires on top of beam ⓘ |
| technologyUsedBy |
Disneyland Monorail System
ⓘ
Seattle Center Monorail ⓘ Tokyo Monorail ⓘ |
| transportMode |
people mover
ⓘ
urban transit ⓘ |
| vehicleConfiguration | multiple‑car articulated trains ⓘ |
| vehicleType | rubber‑tired monorail train ⓘ |
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