… From [Monorail]…A monorail is a railway that runs on a single running rail (running beam), whereas a normal railway runs on two steel rails (railroad tracks). It is also called a single-rail railway, and can be straddled or suspended. The invention of the monorail dates back to the early 19th century, and various ideas have been devised, but the first step towards practical use was the straddled type by the Frenchman Charles Lartigue. In 1888, a straddled line using steam locomotives was opened in Ireland, and was used to transport passengers and freight until 1924. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to "guide-rail railway" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 【モノレール】より…ふつうの鉄道が2本の鋼製レール(軌条)を利用して車両を走らせるのに対し,1本の走行軌条(走行桁)を用いて車両を走行させる鉄道をいう。単軌鉄道ともいい,跨座(こざ)式,懸垂式の別がある。 モノレールの発明は19世紀初めにさかのぼり,種々の考案がなされたが,実用化の第一歩は,フランス人ラルティーグCharles Lartigueによる跨座式に始まった。1888年アイルランドで蒸気機関車を使用する跨座式の営業線が開業し,1924年まで旅客,貨物の輸送に用いられた。… ※「案内軌条式鉄道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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