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1907:  A demonstration of a model of the Brennan Mono Rail



1907:  A demonstration of a model of the Brennan Mono Rail



1907:  A demonstration of a model of the Brennan Mono Rail

Louis Brennan and his assistants pose with a model of his invention; the Brennan Monorail. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). May 1907




1910:  A demonstration of the Brennan Mono-rail, designed by Louis Brennan



1910:  A demonstration of the Brennan Mono-rail, designed by Louis Brennan



1910:  A demonstration of the Brennan Mono-rail, designed by Louis Brennan



1910:  The Brennan Monorail at White City, London. Willows' airship is visible in the background

The Brennan Monorail at White City, London. Willows' airship is visible in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). April 1910




1924: The mono rail service at the Wembley Empire Exhibition, London

The mono rail service at the Wembley Empire Exhibition, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1924




1950:  Passengers queue for a free ride on a new monorail service in Houston, Texas



1950:  Passengers queue for a free ride on a new monorail service in Houston, Texas



1950:  Passengers queue for a free ride on a new monorail service in Houston, Texas



1950:  Passengers queue for a free ride on a new monorail service in Houston, Texas

Passengers seated in a surrey cart looking at a new monorail service in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1950




A monorail train on a test run at Fuhlingen, Cologne, 1952

A monorail train on a test run at Fuhlingen, Cologne. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Getty Images). 1952




A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just over the path of the traffic, 1950



1956:  A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just above the stream of traffic



1956:  A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just above the stream of traffic



1956:  A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just above the stream of traffic



1956:  A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just above the stream of traffic

A hanging monorail train moves along the seven mile Wuppertal Monorail System in Germany, just above the traffic. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1956




1958: Portrait of the MP and Chairman of the company formed to build the first mono-rail between London and London Airport, Sir Alfred Blossom, at his Westminster office

Portrait of the MP and Chairman of the company formed to build the first mono-rail between London and London Airport, Sir Alfred Blossom, at his Westminster office. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 22nd January 1958




1960: Monorail rides at Disneyland, California

Monorail rides at Disneyland, California. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). December 1960




A 'Monorail Locomotive and Man Riding Carriage' devised by Qualter Hall & Co of Yorkshire for use in collieries. It is hoped that it will enable men, supplies and coal to be taken to and from the coal face more quickly, 1965

A “Monorail Locomotive and Man Riding Carriage” devised by Qualter Hall & Co of Yorkshire for use in collieries. It is hoped that it will enable men, supplies and coal to be taken to and from the coal face more quickly. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1965




A monorail train at Butlin's holiday camp at Minehead, Somerset, circa 1967

A monorail train at Butlin's holiday camp at Minehead, Somerset, circa 1967. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)




The French rocket-boosted hover train unit, known as the 'aerotrain monorail', which set a new world speed record in 1967

The French rocket-boosted hover train unit, known as the “aerotrain monorail”, which set a new world speed record in 1967. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)




1971: A trial monorail train

A trial monorail train. (Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images). 22nd December 1971




1979: Space Mountain at Disney World in Florida

Space Mountain at Disney World in Florida. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 26th February 1979
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