Facts and Figures

The Schwebebahn:
Planning started in 1887 for a suspension transport system, it was opened on the 1 March 1901
The track length is 13.3 kilometres in total
There are 20 stations from on end of Wuppertal to the other, Ober Barmen to Vohwinkel (we are staying at Ober Barmen)
The distance between each stop ranges from 200 metres to 1000 meters, but most are approximately 500-700 metres apart
There are two carriages per Schwebebahn which are joined in the middle like a "bendy bus"
They run every three, four or five minutes depending on the time of the day
Wuppertal is the only European country to run this form of transport, although Japan have made a similiar version
The track mainly runs over the top of the Wupper river until it reaches Vohwinkel where it runs over the top of the main road
A good website is www.schwebebahn.de
To pronounce it I think of the words, Schweppes, sway, bah, barn

Wuppertal:
The city is located 30 kilometres from Düsseldorf and 40 km from Köln in the north east of Germany
There used to be two main cities, Elberfeld (1883) and Barmen (1884) which connected on 1 August 1929 to make one city
In 1930 they took the name of the river, Wupper, and the word for valley, tal, to give the city it's current name of Wuppertal
Wuppertal is the capital of the Bergisches Land
The population is approx 360 000
The city is known as the 'city in the country' as it is surrounded by parks and forests
2/3 of the city is a green belt and there are many walking tracks through the parks and woodlands
Wuppertal is well known not only for the Schwebebahn, but also industry, cultural activities and it's universities
The cities web site is www.wuppertal.de

I hope this helps Robert with the information he was asking, and in the mean time a few details for others.