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Monorails of Australia
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Metro Monorail, Sydney
When a new tourist development was being designed for a once derelict harbour area in Sydney, the problem of getting people to and from Darling Harbour needed to be solved. The solution came in a short 26 months of design and construction: the Darling Harbour Monorail. Since renamed Metro Monorail, this was Von Roll's first Type III urban installation. Since its opening, the loop that runs through downtown Sydney to Darling Harbour has become a must-see must-ride for visitors to the city. Stations are located inside buildings, over freeways, at hotels and near various tourist destinations. It is privately owned and operated by the French company CGEA Transport. One controversial aspect of the system has been the advertising stickers applied to the sides of the trains. Pictured here is a train with an ad for Pepsi. Ads vary as much as any billboard and are changed periodically. Click on Environment Friendly for more pictures of Sydney. |
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