ALWEG Beam Comparison Chart
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Type Width  Height Height at Endpoint Locations 
  Disneyland-ALWEG   .51M

20"
 .88M

34.5"
1.02M **

40" **
Anaheim, CA (1959)
   Disney-Bombardier * .66M

26" 
1.22M

48" 
2.03M

80" 
Walt Disney World, FL (1971)
Las Vegas, NV (1995)
  Hitachi Type 3 - Small *
(USA: CM-110) 
 .7M

27.6"
 1.3M

51.2"
 1.8M

70.9"
Sentosa, Singapore (2006) 
 

ALWEG

Hitachi Type 2 - Standard *

Monorail Malaysia * 

.8M

31.5"
 1.4-1.6M

55.1-63"
 2.2M

86.6"
Fühlingen, Germany (1957)
Turin, Italy (1961)
Inuyama, Japan (1962)
Tokyo-Haneda (1964)
Tokyo Disney, Japan (2001)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan (2003)
Kuala Lumpur (2003)
  Hitachi Type 1 - Large *
(USA: CM-120)
.85M

33.5" 
1.5M

59" 
 2.0M

78.7"
Kitakyushu, Japan (1985)
Osaka, Japan (1990)
Tama, Japan (1997)
Chongqing, China (2005) 
 ALWEG Large .9M

35.4"
 1.5M

59"
 n/a Seattle, WA (1962) 

*Systems types currently available for purchase.
**Long beams for 1961 extension.

Notes: While some may point out that this chart proves a lack of standards, the chart does demonstrate that systems available for sale today (*) are very similar in dimensions. In fact, the maximum width difference between largest and smallest beam is only .19M (7.5"). With only .095M (3-3/4") difference per side, manufacturers should be able to modify their trains to fit different beams.

Dimensions compiled and scaled graphics by the Monorail Society

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