SAFEGE
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SAFEGE is a French consulting and engineering firm, founded as a consortium of 25 companies including Michelin and Renault. The name is an acronym for Société Anonyme Française d'Etude de Gestion et d
SAFEGE test track in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, 1963
The preserved car and track of the Higashiyama Zoo Monorail in 2017
Chiba Urban Monorail in 2020
Shonan Monorail
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The Shonan Monorail is a suspended, SAFEGE-type monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd. which is a subsidiary of
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…station site. Although marketed primarily as an amusement ride, it charged a fare, making it the first revenue-earning SAFEGE-type monorail. In 1970, the Shonan Monorail opened, running from Ōfuna Station in Kamakura to Shōnan-Enoshima Station in Fujisawa. In 1988, the first stage of the Chiba Urban Monorail system…
A 5000 series train in August 2008
A Shonan Monorail train at the depot near Shonan-Fukasawa station. A track switch can be seen at upper left. Also visible on the left are maintenance vehicles.
A 5000 series set in October 2009
A 400 series set in 2004