Altbach station
Railway station in Altbach near Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible | Tom Scott | subject | Home of the larger surviving Schmid Peoplemover. |
I thought the Schmid Peoplemover was impossible — Tom Scott
Source: Readwise highlight
This is the larger one, at a train station in Altbach, Germany.
- Role: subject
- In the video: Tom Scott explains how the Schmid Peoplemover, a cabin that moves horizontally and then vertically without stopping, works; the larger of the two surviving units is at the station in Altbach. He covers its rack-rail cogs, its docking with a carrier and counterweight, and compares it with an underpass, or two lifts and a footbridge.
- Why it matters: The station holds the working installation that is the video’s whole subject.