Trams: Is There Much Tramway Interest On Here??
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Gratuitous tram pic duplicated from my pic of the day in today's Coffee Lounge. Taken in September 2007 at Puerto Soller, Mallorca. A tram and trailer waits to depart for the return journey to Soller.
David
David
Went and took some tram pictures this morning in Bourke street. Bourke street is part of route 86, one of the busiest and longest tram routes in Melbourne. From the city it runs to the outer suburb of Bundoora, 20km away. The 86 is currently run by older B class trams, but they will soon be replaced with the newer and larger E class. The B's will be cascaded down to other routes currently run by smaller non articulated trams.
B2 2046 heads east along the pedestrianized section of Bourke st. As usual this is a busy place on a saturday morning.
E 6005 is less than three years old, part of the ever growing E class fleet. These three section trams are the largest to ever run in Melbourne, bringing much needed extra passenger capacity to busy routes like the 96. The E class are built in Melbourne at Bombardier's Dandenong workshops.
B2 2076 zooms up the hill away from Elizabeth street, not far from it's ultimate destination of Waterfront City.
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W8 1010 on a city circle service at the corner of Victoria and Nicholson streets. The W8's are effectively a new build, though incorporating parts from older W class trams. They feature a lot more semiconductors than is traditional for a W class, including the LED lights. See, sometimes it is realistic to use cool white LEDs when modelling. At least they still sound like a real tram.
B2 2046 heads east along the pedestrianized section of Bourke st. As usual this is a busy place on a saturday morning.
E 6005 is less than three years old, part of the ever growing E class fleet. These three section trams are the largest to ever run in Melbourne, bringing much needed extra passenger capacity to busy routes like the 96. The E class are built in Melbourne at Bombardier's Dandenong workshops.
B2 2076 zooms up the hill away from Elizabeth street, not far from it's ultimate destination of Waterfront City.
W8 1010 on a city circle service at the corner of Victoria and Nicholson streets. The W8's are effectively a new build, though incorporating parts from older W class trams. They feature a lot more semiconductors than is traditional for a W class, including the LED lights. See, sometimes it is realistic to use cool white LEDs when modelling. At least they still sound like a real tram.
Another gratuitous tram pic duplicated from the Coffee Lounge thread of 26.8.2016. A tram threading its way through the restaurants and cafes surrounding the main square in Soller, Mallorca, 22.6.2010.
David
David
in fall/winter on Milano tram net begin service of special engine here called "sabbiera", they put sand on track close to grass/under trees just to help new tram in adhesion and tractive effort (sorry not sure correct translation)
the few sabbiera left are 2-axle old engines, used untill '60 for passenger service
I suppose is quite rare in Europe viewing something like this, so here some pics token in last days for tram enthusiast
the 705 has a support fo a snowplow on the front
the few sabbiera left are 2-axle old engines, used untill '60 for passenger service
I suppose is quite rare in Europe viewing something like this, so here some pics token in last days for tram enthusiast
the 705 has a support fo a snowplow on the front
Another duplication of 'Pic of the Day' from 6.12.16, a tram slots its way down a street in in Soller, Mallorca, 22.6.2010
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David
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David
Sorry, I must pick you up on that, not a trolley bus either. A trolley bus was essentially a tram that ran on road wheels instead of being restricted to tram/train lines. They were still powered by overhead catenary in a similar fashion to a tram. I remember, as a child in the 1950's, trolley buses running from Wallington into Croydon, passing Croydon Airport (still an Airport in those days) in what was then still God's own county of Surrey and not yet part of Greater London.
Your photos show what is, to British eyes, in effect a quirky jazzed up bus meant to look like a tram. I am guessing they can be seen in many US cities. I took the below pic of something similar in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, 27.6.2016
David
Please look at the the name on the side of the 'bus on Picture 2. It clearly says "Old Town Trolley". I am well aware that a trolley bus in the UK and in Europe uses overhead catenary, however in the good ol' USA it is different. Rather like fawcet and tap.
This is a trolley bus, notice the two poles on the top Also known as trolleys.
I fear that younger people only know "Jazzed up buses" as trolleys. This is what I get when I type in the word "trolley" on Google. Then I went to the on-line Websters Dictionary and got this;
Definition of trolley
plural
trolleys
also
trollies
Definition of trolley
plural
trolleys
also
trollies
- 1dial English : a cart of any of various kinds
- 2a : a device that carries electric current from an overhead wire to an electrically driven vehicleb : a streetcar powered electrically through a trolley —called also trolley car
- 3: a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track
- 4chiefly British : a cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books)
In the Netherlands, Arnhem is the only city to still use Trolley busses for public transportation. It is quite impressive to see.
Or take a look at http://www.trolleybus.nl/
Or take a look at http://www.trolleybus.nl/
San Francisco a few years ago: One of these is not like the other!
These fake trams are everywhere in the US, there's probably more fake trams than real ones!
These fake trams are everywhere in the US, there's probably more fake trams than real ones!