Buses, taxis and trains are found throughout the world, but sometimes the usual modes acquire an unusual shape.
It is well known that the trip to the place you are interested in can be a real adventure, and this is true, especially if you have to make their journey on one of the most unusual modes of transport. floating bus, Canada
Hippo (Hippo) - is a unique vessel that can accommodate about 40 passengers, which offers land and water tours of Toronto in Canada. This bus amphibious offers tourists and residents alike a unique way to explore the city. The trip begins on the ground, and then a bus plunged into Lake Ontario.
You can visit the urban safari in one of the most beautiful cities in Canada with all its historic sites and majestic waterways, as well as a swim in Lake Ontario at this unusual bus that floats.
In bus has life jackets, and as in any plane, the guide briefly shows how to use them before the bus plunged into the water. However, do not worry, the buses - everything is dry, except for small spray on windy days. Suspension Train, Germany
Wuppertal cableway - the only harness the urban railway line, which for most of its length passes over the river at an altitude of Vupper 12 m. Only the western part between the between the street and Zonnberner Vohvinkel passes over the streets for 3.3 km at a height of 8 meters . This line can be considered a full line of the subway, because it is a fully independent city system and runs with 4-5 minute break.
For nearly 100 years it was one of the safest vehicles in the world, but unfortunately in 1999 during construction work the accident occurred when a train fell into the river and killed 3 people. The only rail that which leads train supported by iron arches 472, which cover all the river bed. Recently replaced all the arches, and repaired the station on the original design.
Underground funicular Caramel, Israel
Caramel - is an underground funicular in Haifa in Israel. It opened in 1956, closed in 1986 and was rebuilt in 1992 after a costly repair. Since most of the city of Haifa is built on top of Mount Caramel, Caramel, who was named in honor of the mountain, an underground funicular that goes up and down the mountain. Difference in height between the first and last station is 274 m.
Cars Carmelita located at an angle, with steps in each car and the platform of each station. Since the slope is changing all the way, the floors in each trailer is never smooth and lean or slightly up or down depending on your location.
Carmelit - this is one of the smallest underground transport systems in the world with only 4 trailer, six stations and a tunnel length of 1.8 km.
Polar-terrain vehicle, Canada
This vehicle looks like a raised bus to the huge wheels of the truck. But did you know that a specially equipped and heated polar terrain vehicles, where you can see the polar bears that live in the wild in northern Canada, were once used as rescue vehicles for fire fighting at airports? They were converted to handle heavy-duty ice-cold, gusty and rocky tundra and to provide a comfortable means of transport for travelers who want to see the Arctic with his own eyes.
The ice boat, USA
Madeline Island - is one of the islands of the Apostle in the State of Wisconsin in the U.S., which is uninhabited, and which in summer is linked with the city Beyfild ferry on the mainland, and in winter when the water in Lake Superior freezes, the ice track. However, during the transition period when the ice is not strong enough to support the transport, this relationship was carried out using sand yachting, boat with special fans.
Water Taxi through the channels, Thailand
Bangkok is often called the "Venice of the East" because of its canal network. The river and water taxis are an important part of the urban transport system, and in many cases, much faster than the close of traffic on the roads. Because of fluctuations in the tides, and some very low bridges these boats in some places have to dive. Water taxi slows down at low-reel, a fabric canopy briefly lowered, forcing many passengers to bend down.
bamboo train, Cambodia
People with a strong constitution may experience a bamboo train in Cambodia, which the locals called nori. Passengers sit on a makeshift bamboo platform, operated by an electric motor, and which is only a few inches above the railroad tracks, traveling at a speed of 40 km per hour. Neotremontirovannye tracks make the trip quite bumpy and very comfortable, that you can afford it to sit on a mat of grass. However, the fare is low and such a trip you definitely remember for a lifetime. Locals use the bamboo trains to move.
Cableway, USA
Cableway Roosevelt Island - a kind of aerial tramway in New York, which covers the East River and connects the island of Manhattan with Roosevelt. Each cabin can accommodate about 110 people and makes about 115 trips per day. The tram moves at a speed of about 28.8 km / h and is about 940 meters in 3 minutes. It rises 76 meters above the East River, following the route on the north side of Bridge Kuinsboro, revealing views of the East Side of Manhattan.
It is well known that the trip to the place you are interested in can be a real adventure, and this is true, especially if you have to make their journey on one of the most unusual modes of transport. floating bus, Canada
You can visit the urban safari in one of the most beautiful cities in Canada with all its historic sites and majestic waterways, as well as a swim in Lake Ontario at this unusual bus that floats.
In bus has life jackets, and as in any plane, the guide briefly shows how to use them before the bus plunged into the water. However, do not worry, the buses - everything is dry, except for small spray on windy days. Suspension Train, Germany
For nearly 100 years it was one of the safest vehicles in the world, but unfortunately in 1999 during construction work the accident occurred when a train fell into the river and killed 3 people. The only rail that which leads train supported by iron arches 472, which cover all the river bed. Recently replaced all the arches, and repaired the station on the original design.
Underground funicular Caramel, Israel
Cars Carmelita located at an angle, with steps in each car and the platform of each station. Since the slope is changing all the way, the floors in each trailer is never smooth and lean or slightly up or down depending on your location.
Carmelit - this is one of the smallest underground transport systems in the world with only 4 trailer, six stations and a tunnel length of 1.8 km.
Polar-terrain vehicle, Canada
The ice boat, USA
Water Taxi through the channels, Thailand
bamboo train, Cambodia
Cableway, USA
Cableway Roosevelt Island - a kind of aerial tramway in New York, which covers the East River and connects the island of Manhattan with Roosevelt. Each cabin can accommodate about 110 people and makes about 115 trips per day. The tram moves at a speed of about 28.8 km / h and is about 940 meters in 3 minutes. It rises 76 meters above the East River, following the route on the north side of Bridge Kuinsboro, revealing views of the East Side of Manhattan.
