Bennie Railplane
(1930-1937)

thing and transportation system

Died aged c. 7

The Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by (1891–1957), which moved along an overhead rail by way of propellers.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

George Bennie (1892-1957). To commemorate George Bennie's Railplane which was tested here on the 8th July 1930. The bullet-shaped carriage with a propeller at each end was reputed to be the forerunner of the modern monorail. It was suspended from a single rail on a 426ft long purpose-built test track 20ft above the former L.N.E.R. Railway Line, situated the the east of this plaque.

Milngavie Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom where it sited near