National Motor Museum Monorail
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The Beaulieu Monorail is a monorail
linking the National Motor Museum
to the Palace House. Part of the monorail line actually enters the museum building, allowing passengers to see the automobile
collection from above. Originally part of a Butlins
Holiday Camp, the monorail was moved to its present location in 1974. The cars were originally of a streamliner
design, but were modified to allow for more passenger space. It was the first monorail in England
.
Monorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
linking the National Motor Museum
National Motor Museum
The National Motor Museum is a museum in the village of Beaulieu, set in the heart of the New Forest, in the English county of Hampshire.- History :...
to the Palace House. Part of the monorail line actually enters the museum building, allowing passengers to see the automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
collection from above. Originally part of a Butlins
Butlins
Butlins is a chain of large holiday camps in the United Kingdom. Butlins was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families....
Holiday Camp, the monorail was moved to its present location in 1974. The cars were originally of a streamliner
Streamliner
A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor "bullet trains". Less commonly, the term is applied to fully faired recumbent bicycles...
design, but were modified to allow for more passenger space. It was the first monorail in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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