Yes, the guideway structure seems more heavy than straddle monorails. It can look quite elegant at times though. I agree that the interchange area is a monstrosity! This system seems to be impervious to heavy snow and weather, so application in these climates would be ideal.

Yes, the new trains have these small glass floors in the cab area. I wish they had more areas in the passenger cabin, but that might be too scary for some passengers.

China now seems to be leaning towards monorail in many cities.

The most famous one is in Wuppertal, Germany

+Hobo G Thanks! It would be nice to try to catch this on a better camera with better lighting! I shot most of this video on an iPhone 5s.

Hobo G moneyshot?

Luke Starkenburg but you changed with canon G30? As you mentioned other videos😊

+timi Akogun Yes, the Chiba monorail is quieter than the Shonan monorail, even though they use the same basic technology. I don't agree with you that a suspended train uses more energy than a train that sits on the guideway. I really don't see the difference. The load wheels interact with the guideway the same way as any other rubber tired train. The only difference is that I don't think the Chiba and Shonan monorail guideways are banked, or super-elevated. The vehicles make up for that naturally due to centrifugal force.

Not only that, during evacuation normal monorail would be faster/easier to do

timi Akogun the reason this design was used is that normal monorails do not work as well in icy and snowy conditions, and that the support structure naturally protects the rail from the weather.