The Wuppertal train is legitimate public transit (as legitimate as a gadgetbahn can get, anyway). These department store trains we’re discussing were gimmicky rides for children. I could be wrong, but I don’t think adults even fit in them.
Yes, they’re both suspended from overhead tracks, but that’s about the only similarity.
Something similar is still in use as an everyday public transport in the german city Wuppertal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuppertal_Schwebebahn
There is even video footage from 1902. https://youtu.be/rXiwn7v0UlA
yeah but not inside a store :D
The Wuppertal train is legitimate public transit (as legitimate as a gadgetbahn can get, anyway). These department store trains we’re discussing were gimmicky rides for children. I could be wrong, but I don’t think adults even fit in them.
Yes, they’re both suspended from overhead tracks, but that’s about the only similarity.