/tram/ - Tram General

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Washington, DC.

The Dupont Circle Trolley Station was opened in 1949; it closed in 1962 when the streetcar network shuttered.

In 1995, the station was converted into a food court called “Dupont Down Under”, but it failed.

Currently, it is used as an art space. You can take a visit for $15.

http://www.dupontunderground.org/

>>1045185
>hey, we need a tram that can run even without power supply
>let's just take this BMW engine and put it right in the middle of the low floor passenger area

German engineering ladies and gents

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>>1045223
it's a cheap solution, and it's not like the line desperately needs those extra four seats. Better than retrofitting a KT4D or something.

>>1045341
it's fun to watch how this tram becomes a rail-bus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abQqTuReiXs

>>1045146
Thanks for posting all the cool pics. How is life in the east? Is it comfy Is it depressing?
According to their website, the Bielefeld Stadtbahn's average speed is 22.6km/h. Seems pretty good compared to the other systems ITTs, but that's probably because it has lots of grade-separated track and very little on-street running.
>>1045307
>I'm very jelly how a fucking 45 000 pop. town has a fancy tram system but my 60 000 pop. town doesn't have a proper bus system with at least one line that runs frequently.
Where do you live?
>>1045407
Dank AF. Does it always ring noise before starting?

>>1045200

I knew it was down there, but didn't know what id looked like. Cool! Wish it hadn't closed.

>>1045187
Why are the pantographs reversed? Isn't it more possible to tear down if the aerial cable has some damage?

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>>1045417
>Where do you live?
Hämeenlinna, Finland. Nice town between largest cities with UNI-like school and fancy historicial resorts like Häme Castle or Aulanko National Park.

Only shit thing here is the city council being helpless to start a regional transport authority but instead they are building 'burbs.
Atleast they pave my bike paths with clear black tar.

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>>1045420
It might look unusual on trams, but on electric train engines with two pantographs, it seems to be preferred to use the one with the bend facing backwards, though there are also several exceptions.

Also on bidirectional trams, train engines and EMUs with only one pantograph, it will always face in that direction half of the time, including high speed trains where the forces on the pantographs are higher than trams.
So it doesn't really seem to matter.

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>>1045465
>that karlsruhe s-bahn tramtrain
Tram-trains seems like a very nice mode of transportation.

Would see a use for it here desu, there is a train track to places in the county but one town is disconnected to rail and in Hämeenlinna the train station is too far away.
Buses would do the job but the journey wouldn't be fast because bendy roads (due to hills) while the existing train tracks go right through them.

It would also relieve the traffic on E12 as the tunnel and Vanajavesi-bridges get quite busy with people going to home/job/to the town centre south to Janakkala or north to Iittala and Parola.

t. >>1045423

>>1045544
Nice dubbadubs. That is the line going to where my aunt lives with her family, nice touch.
Her husband travelled to Stockholm last year and said the public transit there was amazing, much better than back at home. This is coming from the man who lived in Karlsruhe for decades and does not own a car because he can do everything by tram-train. So Tukholma must have some really nice fucking transit.

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>>1045626
Tukholma (finnish name why?) has a nice T-bana (subway) system with county wide commuter rail and couple of light rail lines alongside with narrow gauge railways.
Buses are expansive and apparently non-diesel. Ferries to archipelago works quite fine what I've tried.

Also the commuter rail is going to be improved with the downtown tunnel making it more metro like system. There is the SJ Regional -trains to neighbouring counties providing faster option alongside the commuter rail.

Very good system, I use them all when visiting my relatives in Sweden. They also removed the fare zones and started using the 75(?)minute period ticket. Pic related, all the services in Stockholm county.

>>1045637
>Tukholma (finnish name why?)
Sillä minä pitän tuo nimi on söpö.
>>1045637
>Pic related, all the services in Stockholm county.
All except buses, right? L=Light rail, J=Commuter rail, T=Metro?

>>1045643
Yep! T like T-bana etc.

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>>1045649
I think that LRV suits to that skyline desu.

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>>1045626
>That is the line going to where my aunt lives
Their home line was just cut to a 20 minute frequency for the last few stops (on an urban tram line!) so I understand that he likes Stockholm better.

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>>1045670
Also some more OC that I originally wanted to post with >>1045465: Last summer the station of Bad Herrenalb was rebuilt and only a temporary stub track could be used, whereas the normal station has a loop.
Some unidirectional tram-trains were coupled back-to-back to run on that line.

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Calgary, Alberta.

Calgary is replacing its Central Library branch with a new a building located on the southeast corner of 3rd Street SE and 7th Avenue SE, right by the eastern end of the Downtown Transit Mall.

The new library is built on top of a tunnel portal for the CTrain. It is expected to be completed in late 2018.

Encapulation of the LRT:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3jjfYNdNQM

Library Website:
www.yycnewcentrallibrary.com

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>>1045704
A third line running north-southeast is currently under planning; the 40 km long Green Line is estimated to cost $4.6 billion. A tunnel is planned for the city centre.

The Green Line will utilise low-floor LRVs instead of the high-floor LRVS found on the Blue and Red Lines.

www.calgary.ca/greenline

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>>1045705
The Blue Line has an underground station: Westbrook.

There’s also a tunnel under 8th Avenue S that is not in use.

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Kneel before the awesome might of the worlds largest tram network, Melbourne

>>1045705
>low-floor LRVs instead of the high-floor LRVS
Just why? Would that be simpler to just use high-floor vehicles?

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>>1045708

>>1045705
>>1045713
So low floor will run in a tunnel, while the existing high floor lines are on the surface? That's unusual.

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>>1045713
I'm assuming it's just a preference by the city.

Platforms for low-floor trains are easier to access to those with disabilities and are simpler to build (keep in mind that this project is $4.6 billion).

>>1045758
They built a short tunnel under 8th Avenue hoping to put the (high-floor) LRT underground, though it won't happen anytime in the near future.

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>>1045187
In autumn the Tampere city council decided to start building the first phase of Tampere light rail.

It will run from western neighborhood of Lielahti to Hervanta via city centre and a stub line from city centre to Tampere UNI Hospital campus.

It will use the Finnish made Skoda Arctic-trams that are in use in Helsinki and imo very good rolling stock indeed.

Video in finnish about the first phase route; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT9tH2_ltEg

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Antalya, Turkey.

MAN T4 on the Nostalgic Tramway. The tram was originally from Nuremberg, Germany.

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>>1046439
In addition to the Nostalgic Tramway, Antalya also has a light rail line called AntRay. It features two underground stations; Çallı and Otogar.

A CAF Urbos 2 at Otogar Station.

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Yesterday I travelled with line 10 of the Hannover Stadtbahn. It is the only line in the system that isn't grade-separated at any point, and mostly runs directly on the street. Limmerstraße is a really nice place that it serves, which you can see in pic related.
While it is a really nice ride, it feels sort of outdated because it has high-floor vehicles with only very few raised platforms, which can make boarding a pain in the ass. It also has to use rolling stock because the tracks don't have a wide enough margin for the newer, larger vehicles in some places.
>>1046050
This is awesome. I'm really happy to see it being done.
>>1046439
So Antalya didn't actually have a tramway to be nostalgic about?
>>1046440
Is it just the picture or is that broad gauge?

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>>1045417
>Thanks for posting all the cool pics. How is life in the east? Is it comfy Is it depressing?
It has its pros and cons. I've just been living here for little over three years now, so other people might actually know more about it.
Unless you're living in like Leipzig or Dresden it's very cozy here. Small cities, small events and museums, small unis, and lots of landscape to explore. On the other hand, i think it can get very depressing too. In many areas you can practically watch the people die off or move away. Plus you have this whole Nazi/AfD thing doing on, especially in the rural areas.

>>1046489
That doesn't sound too different from (rural) Lower Saxony then. Nazis a shit tho, it's the main reason why I dislike the idea of moving to Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia or somewhere else in the East.

>>1046490
Jesus christ, you afraid of few dumb rednecks but cities full of potential islamic terrorists are ok for you?

>>1046493
I've witnessed a terrorist attack once in my life. I've had my life threatened by dumb rednecks dozens of times. I'll take the terrorists over the rednecks please and thank you.

>>1046504
> I'll take the terrorists over the rednecks please and thank you.

That's very progressive of you.
Now please go kill yourself.

>>1046504
>I've had my life threatened by dumb rednecks dozens of times.

sounds fake but ok

>>1046509
>rednecks being violent again
Same thing, different color. Simple math proves ISIS is less of a threat to me than you are. I'd think you'd be grateful that the "containment cities" keep people like us away from people like you, but apparently nothing is ever good enough. You'll actually go onto the internet just to trigger yourself and feel like a victim. Amazing.

>>1046490
>>1046493
>>1046504
>>1046509
>>1046515
>>1046519
>>>/pol/

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back 2 topic pls

>>1046568
Man, that thing looks ugly. It must be fairly new to the rolling stock, right?

>>1046519
>get your mother murdered by an enrichment truck of peace
>"well, better than living in the same town as that alcoholic bald redneck, right?"

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and something on topic

Bombardier tram in Alicante, Spain

>>1046574
THIS LINE IS TO: THE TOPIC
CHANGE TO >>>/pol/ FOR CONVERSATIONS ABOOT IMMIGRANTS TERRORISM AND STUFF.

/POL/ PIGGU GO AWAIIII

>>1046581
turn off your caps please

>>1046487
>Is it just the picture or is that broad gauge?
It's standard gauge.

>>1046573
>Man, that thing looks ugly.
thats what you get from making your trams standard gauge and 100% low floor

>>1046487
>broad gauge tram
how many weeds does one engineer have to smoke to make this happen?

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German Forest Tram.

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>>1046595
Not too many, at least when your mainline railways run on broad gauge and you want to build a tram-train.

Doesn't quite look like it because the train is huge, but pic related runs on 1668mm gauge. It's still in testing phase, once it's operational it'll be the broadest gauge tram in the world.

>>1046595
normal in broad gauge railway countries = ex-USSR

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>>1045200
>Dupont Down Under
>but it failed.

>>1046595
In some American cities, the streetcar networks were built at narrow (like Los Angeles) or broad (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia) gauge to ensure that their tracks would never be used by mainline railways and/or interurbans to move freight cars down city streets (of course turning radius was also an obstacle to mainline cars).

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>>1046575
Nice. A scenic view and it seems like a good network too. What's it like to ride one of these?
>>1046588
Thanks.
>>1046594
Not all 100% low-floor standard gauge trams look like that. Berlin for example has okay looking ones.
>>1046595
It really would have surprised me, that's why I asked. I know Russia, the post-USSR countries and Finland have a gauge slightly broader than standard, so they tend to use trams with what we would consider broad gauge.

The gauge and the looks if trams have a little in common. What's decisive is the clearance profile of the network. E.g. German trams usually have narrower profile than what was used in Czechoslovakia even though the gauge can be same. That's why CKD produced Tatras T3 (broader) and T4 (narrower used in Germany but also in Yugoslavia). USSR had even broader profile and the trams could get more massive.

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Constantine, Algeria. August 2016.

Alstom Citadis 402 through a wall of a prison.

>>1046814
absolute madman

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>>1046702
Indeed, Dresden and Leipzig are even slightly-broad-guage with 1450 and 1458 mm, yet still use T4s.

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The old Tatra trams in Tallinn that are slowly being taken out of comission.

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>>1047020

And the new ones, that are taking their place.

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I thought this was a tunnel thread?

>>1047027
This is a tram thread
get out big mean train

>>1047028
tram is just a train midget

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>>1045649
When I went to NYC, I stayed in a hotel within a 20 minute walk to a HBLR station. It was a shit mistake.

Walking to the station was a deathtrap. The area felt sketchy, crossing the street took 5 minutes, there was a curved off-ramp with speeding cars, and the sidewalks were shitty to non-existent.

But the LRVs were comfy though.

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>>1047028
Hi, can I use your tracks?

I swear I run on 3kv DC

>>1047072

Welcome to New Jersey. :/

>>1047017
Leizpig's trams look like Legos.

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>>1047110
Behold, the T4 from Chemnitz.

>German æsthetics

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>>1047072
I didn't know NYC had light rail. That ticket looks ancient.
>>1047091
W-what are you °_°
>>1047137
I can think of a ton of liveries that look worse than those lego bricks. Lego bricks A CUTE!

>>1047153
It literally says NJ on the ticket which looks very German if you ask me. Even the stamp from the machine is like in Germany.

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This is an old tram converted into a beergarden counter on top of Siegfriedplatz underground station, Bielefeld.
The tram is from Brandenburg City and was never used on the Bielefeld network. Tracks were laid on an adjacent street in 1914, but then WWI broke out and the materials were confiscated. The line upon which the tram stands today was opened in 2000, a mere 17 years ago.

>>1047153
>That ticket looks ancient.
In case you're wondering, the ticket is from 2015.

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Porto, Portugal.

A Brill-28 built by the J.G. Brill Company used on the heritage tramway. The heritage tramway consists of 3 lines.

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>>1047236
The Porto Metro is an LRT that features 6 lines (A-F), and 1 express line (Bx).

All lines except Line D shares the same track through the downtown. Line D runs north-south and crosses the Douro River via the Dom Luís I Bridge. 14 stations are located underground.

A Bombardier Flexity Swift at Bolhão Station running the B Line (local). A Bx Line would display “B Expresso ___”.

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>>1047238
On February 7th, an expansion to the Porto Metro was announced. It would extend the D Line further south by 3 stations. Manuel Leão Station will be built underground.

A new line, G, will also be built. Line G will consist of 4 stations, all underground. It will connect Lines A, B, Bx, C, E, and F at Casa da Música Station to Line D at São Bento Station.

The expansion will cost 287 million €. Construction is expected to commence in 2019 and completed by 2021.

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/porto-approves-two-metro-extensions.html

(In Portuguese):
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/379?news_id=243

In addition, there is an infill station under construction on the B/Bx Lines in between Mindelo and Modivas Centro; Modivas Norte. It services a mall and is expected to open this year.

(In Portuguese):
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/478?news_id=234

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>Tunnel Edition.
A woman drove her car 500 m into a B*l*f*ld tram tunnel today.

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>>1047565
B*l*f*ld resident here.
What the Fugg :DDDD How do you even manage to do such a thing? The ingenuity of cagers causing accidents around here astonishes me.
That location is a well known hotspot for car crashes, but not because someone """""gets blinded""""" and drives into a fucking tunnel. It's because car drivers are surprised that rails on the ground are actually used by a vehicle, that looking over your shoulder is sometimes acutally required for safe driving, and that you have to let the tram pass in that spot.

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>>1045708
nice babbies first tramnetwork you got there.

now move over for the big boys.

>>1047599
TINY

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>>1047565
We get the same thing here in Toronto. In this case whoever this was managed to make it right to the end of this tunnel (about 500 - 600 meters). The real accomplishment here is that their is a 90o curve at the entrance to the tunnel and they would have had to drive through Queens Quay station to get this far.

>>1047646
why

>>1045187
wtf most of these threads are not Japan related, this board is horribly moderated.

>>1047693
On subject of trams, Czechia is Japan.

>>1047646
how did he not realize how badly he fucked up in the first 5 feet

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See what happens when /pol/ meets /n/...

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>>1045670
>>1045672
your town looks comfy as fuck

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>>1047743

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what seems to be going on here ?¿

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Graz, Austria.

A SPG (Simmering-Graz-Pauker) tram at Graz Hauptbahnhof. Built in 1978.

>>1048246
It looks so shiny and new

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Leipzig, Germany.

A new Solaris Tramino XL. These are 37.6m long and will replace Tatra trams.

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/tramino-xl-presented-in-leipzig.html

>>1048480
Good luck.

>>1048480
It looks like shit

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Western Light rail welcome?

Boston still runs old wartime PCCS on it's Mattapan-Ashmont line

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MBTA KinkiSharyo Type 7. not sure where this pic was taken.

this one appears to have been recently restored and repainted (a lot of the type 7s were outfitted with new propulsion systems and signage to match the newer type 8s)

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>>1048878
older Boeing LRV work car at Riverside yard. The T has 3 Boeing work cars, but this one is the only one I ever saw with any regularity (mostly because they would just park it at random sidings around the routes when they were done with it.)

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>>1048879
Better picture. notice this one still has the older "plug" style doors, which were noted for being overly complex and prone to failure.

the old Boeing LRVs were (and still are) renowned for being hilariously unreliable. it got so bad that the T were cannibalizing out-of-order cars to maintain an active fleet. they had to bring a good portion of their (then) aging PCC fleet out of retirement to maintain service.

needless to say, Boeing got sued out the ass.

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Another Boeing work car, this one painted in the old Boston Elevated Railway colors. note the folding doors and roof mounted AC units, added by the MBTA to all of the (then) in service Boeing LRVs after the successful lawsuit against Boeing-Vertol.

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>>1048884
the last boeing work car. this one still has the plug doors and undercarriage AC units.

also a shit resolution because I cant find a better picture.

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the Last (as far as I know) Boeing LRV to run Boston colors, which funny enough doesn't even reside in Boston anymore. this one was donated to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine (where it can't even operate because the wiring sits to high for the pantograph to reach)

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Newer AnsaldoBreda type-8 LRV with a type-7 in tow.

Initially, the type 8s were plagued with problems mirroring the Boeings, namely derailments on tight corners. after Breda properly outfitted them for the Green Lines tracks (and after extensive railwork due to the type 7s wheels wearing the rails down at sharp corners) the type 8s went into full service.

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>>1048885
better picture of the Boeing maintenance car

>dat rust.

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>>1048888
another type 8

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PCC on the Mattapan-Ashmont line. Boston had many different PCC models at one point or another. these post war models are the only ones left in active service, of which there are about 30 or so, last I checked.

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>>1048899
old "Ex-Dallas" double-ended PCCs. during the whole Boeing debacle, Boston bought PCCs from Dallas to supplement their fleet. these are all gone now.

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>>1048900
Same PCCs repainted red to signify their connection with the Red Line. they also had one trolley pole removed since the Mattapan route was entirely equipped with loops.

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>>1048901
last pic. PCC at Mattapan before the restoration, still sporting it's original Green Line colors.

/dump

>>1047137
Way to ruin the 60s styling of the T4.

>>1048877
>>1048906
Thanks for the pictures, bostonbro. I never knew Boeing ever made trams.

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>>1048480
>A new Solaris Tramino XL.
yesssssssss buy quality polish public transport kraut

Why all American tram systems seem to rely on such old cars?

I'm in no way trying to diss well maintained machines that do their job well for decades but It's safe to assume that large american cities would greatly benefit from new cars that are faster and can fit more people inside.

Is the situation of public transport in USA seriously that bad?


I can understand Eastern Europe, we're just poor as shit.

>>1048963
Most tram systems in the US are gimmicky heritage streetcars that go in a mile-long loop across downtown. They have old or old-looking cars because they're supposed to attract tourists and give "flavor" to the city. You can't compare that to Central and Eastern Europe where trams often form the backbone of transport in general.

>>1048964
Or they are isolated single lines, in cities that also have subway system.

>>1048944

They did, but it ended up badly for MBTA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Standard_Light_Rail_Vehicle

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>>1048963
>Why all American tram systems seem to rely on such old cars?

Not all of them. the ones you see running older rolling stock, like >>1048899 are generally old heritage lines. most modern streetcar systems in the US run modern LRVs.

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>>1047565
Pic related shows what that woman has done.
>gets off the road, onto the tram tracks
>loses a hubcap
>keeps driving
>drives through a station with platforms on both sides
>loses a side-view mirror to the platform
>just keeps driving
>enters the tunnel
>keeps driving
>can't turn because of the rails
>stops 500m (about 1500 feet) into the tunnel
>says she was blinded by some light

I seriously don't understand how people like this can get driver's licenses. She has to pay for the whole ordeal and her fitness to drive will be reviewed.

>>1049290
>She has to pay for the whole ordeal and her fitness to drive will be reviewed.
Thank fucking god. Whenever people do retarded shit like that here they have the gall to sue the transit company.

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>>1049315
She has to pay a fine of 35 € to the police. That's funny considering you have to pay 90 € for crossing a red light in your car.
But in addition to that, the driver has to pay for the emergency call, the accident assistance of the transport authority, and the salvage operation, which took three and a half hours. The rail infrastructure apparently was not damaged.

Amazing documentary about small tram network in Volchansk, Russia. In Russian with Czech subtitles, but worth to see it even if you do not understand.
Attention: Russian soul overload.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqypSfaJMk

>>1048900
Down here in Dallas, our local heritage streetcar line is working on restoring one of these cars to service sometime this year.

>>1049419
>>1049315
>>1049290
Doubt she can afford to pay for the expenses of the incident or that they will ever collect.

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A PCC in Ghent, Belgium.

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Belkamunmash ACSM-743 in Minsk, Belarus.

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Denver, Colorado.

The R Line began service yesterday (February 24).

The line is 22 miles long and consists of 16 stations; 8 stations are new.

The R Line only serves the suburbs of Denver: Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village and Lone Tree. Only one station serves Denver (proper); Belleview.

The H Line was also extended from Nine Mile to Florida.

A 3 station extension further south into Lone Tree is currently under construction; opening is planned for 2019.

http://www.rtd-denver.com/r-line.shtml

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/23/rtd-r-line-begins-aurora-denver-lone-tree-free/

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>>1051508
Map.

A, B and G are commuter rail.
C, D, E, F, H, R and W are light rail.

>>1051509
Honestly Denver has the best rail developement in US, very underrated city.

Only thing what I hate is that there is no rail link what-so-ever in direction of E Colfax Ave.

>>1051523
meh the only thing you really find on E. Colfax are drugs, hookers, and homeless junkies

finny I lived in the denver area for 10 years until 6 months ago and never used any of the trains or buses.

>>1051533
Never been in Denver, but my autism hurts because that gap in east.

Buses to light rail stations seems shit, improving services there would increase the usage of the system.

>>1051523
Depends on what section of East Colfax you want to get to. If you want to get to Fitzsimmons, home of U of C Medical center, Children's Hospital, and the new VA hospital, then you could take the A line and transfer to the recently opened R line. For the rest of Colfax, there's service via the #15 bus, commonly known as the Zoo Bus.

>>1051535
You've never been to Denver? Hmmm. Doesn't seem to stop you from making pronouncements about shit you know nothing about.

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Manchester, England.

The Second City Crossing (2CC) completely opened on February 26. A portion of the line was undergoing testing.

The line is ~1km long and allows more trams to run through the city centre. This project includes the expansion and relocation of St Peter’s Square and a new station; Exchange Square (opened in December 2015).

2CC starts from Victoria Station it goes south on Corporation Street/Cross Street turns east on Princess Street to St Peter’s Square Station.

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/second-city-crossing-opens-in-manchester.html

>Bombardier/Vossloh M5000 at Exchange Square Station.

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>>1051975
Map.

>>1051975
>>1051977
It grinds my gears that Manchester gets public transport right and continues to invest in expanding it's tram network, but here in Bristol they fuck it up, all the time, every time.

>The commuters look unhappy.
>Add more buses.

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i've posted a couple more from this system in the tatra thread >>1052210

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Waterloo, Ontario.

The first Bombardier Flexity Freedom has arrived a couple of days ago.

https://twitter.com/BombardierRail/status/836644218978328578

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Karlsruhe's tram-train operator AVG has painted one of their new NET2012 vehicles in a heritage livery to celebrate their 60 year anniversary and the introduction of lowfloor on their eponymous Alb valley line.

Their regular livery is >>1045544

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The livery resembles the 70s/80s bright Pop-livery that is also still alive on heritage car 12. While car 4 shows the original, less bright livery used before that.
Later rolling stock, starting with the Type B-light rail cars (>>1045672) was matched to the red and yellow used on the urban tram network.

>>1052708
This actually seems like a very decent project. It's no meme streetcar and it actually goes from somewhere to somewhere.
>>1052935
>>1052936
Qt

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>>1053057
>goes from somewhere to somewhere.
ION will eventually go to another node; further south into Galt (Downtown Cambridge).

Stage 2 from Fairway (Fairview Park) to Ainslie Street Terminal is currently in planning. The image shows the current preferred routing.

Public Consultation:
http://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/multimedialibrary/resources/Stage-2-PCC-meeting-2/Stage-2-ION-PCC-display-boards-meeting2_reduced-size.pdf

To view the dead images, here is an archive: https://yuki.la/n/1045187

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Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

Tatra T3s at Prospekt Metalurhiv Station on the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram.

The Metrotram features 3 lines, 15 stations and 1 unfinished station.

>>1054008
>when you're too poor to afford lampshades

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Valencia, Venezuela.

Siemens SD-460 at Monumental Station.

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Helsinki, Finland.

Testing of a mock-up tram.

This mock-up tram is in the dimensions of the longer (34.5m) Transtech trams used for the Raide-Jokeri LRT. A prototype will be used on the existing tram network while the LRT is under construction, and this mock-up will determine any need for infrastructure changes.

In Finnish:
http://www.hel.fi/www/uutiset/fi/hkl/raide-jokeri-vaunun-mittakehikkoa-testataan

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/helsinki-tests-mock-up-longer-tram.html

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Seville, Spain.

CAF Urbos 2 entering San Juan Alto Station.

The Metro de Sevilla opened in 2009. Line 1 consists of 22 stations and 1 unbuilt station; Guadaíra. 14 stations are underground. All stations are installed with platform screen doors, and the trams are equipped for automatic train operation.

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>>1056614
CAF Urbos 3 on the MetroCentro.

Opened in 2007, this tram line runs above ground through the city centre. The line is 1.3km long and has 5 stations, 3 of which stop at metro stations (a section of the MetroCentro runs parallel to the metro). Also features a catenary-free section.

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>>1056615
A second tram line is currently under construction, Tranvía Metropolitano de Alcalá de Guadaíra. The 12 stop, 12km line connects Metro Line 1 at Pablo de Olavide Station and runs east to the town of Alcalá de Guadaíra.

Construction works began in 2010 but were put on hold in 2012. It is expected to open in 2019.

Felt reminiscent to the Jaén tramway…

>>1056615
>Also features a catenary-free section.
How do they do it? Does the tram have a battery?

>>1056621
>Does the tram have a battery?
Yes.

>>1056623
Is it purely for aesthetics or is there any other practical reason for it?

>>1049419
did they ask for the cost of arranging alternative transportation method for every affected passenger, the revenue lost from it, and the extra man hour work the tram system needed to spent in follow up works, like some Japanese train company would have?

>>1056630
Originally the whole line ran with a catenary. In the past years, the overhead wires were dismantled during Holy Week because they got in the way of processions.

>>1045705
Green Line LRT: North to South track alignment (March 2017) (16min):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00aSjWkFRDw

Summary:
>Potential scrapping of 72nd Avenue N Station.
>Potential scrapping of 9th Avenue N Station (underground).
>A recommended alignment for the Beltline (between 7th Avenue SW and Inglewood/Ramsay) will be determined in June.

What actually is the purpose of that tunnel when there's so much green area available?

>>1056892
To bypass a busy intersection.

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Moscow, Russia.

New tram in service; Vityaz-M.

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/vityaz-m-trams-enter-service-in-moscow.html

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>>1056976
Tatra T3 in the Tushino Canal Tunnel.

http://transphoto.ru/photo/566469/

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>>1056977
UKVZ 71-619 and the Moscow Monorail.

http://transphoto.ru/photo/120513/

>>1056976
Moscow has lately gotten it's shit together and trying to make a clear brand, unified livery and simpler routes. I like that.

Only if St. Petesburg would do that too.

t. finn that visits spb every month to buy cheap-ass clothes and products and alcohol

>>1056975
Fair enough. I'd just let the cagers wait, but maybe the tunnel is for the greater good.
>>1056978
/n/ as fuck

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>>1056976
okay, im not happy. where is the russia ONE tram? i want the goddamn people crusher to be released for god's sake

>>1057108
this

>>1057108
welcome to derailment city

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Guadalajara, Mexico.

The first new Bombardier TEG-15 for Line 1 has arrived last week, two months ahead of schedule :^). These trains were ordered for expanded capacity.

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/cs-america/single-view/view/guadalajara-takes-delivery-of-first-teg-15-trainset.html

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>>1057777
Line 1 runs north-south. It is 15.5km long, and features 19 stations; 7 underground. Beyond the tunneled portion, Line 1 runs at-grade, though some intersections are grade-separated.

A northern extension with one new station is currently under construction, Auditorio. Completion is expected sometime in 2017.

Line 1 originally started out in 1976 as a trolley-bus tunnel. The tunnel was designed for rail, but trolley-buses were used because cost was a factor. In 1989, the tunnel was converted for use of light rail.

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>>1057778
Line 2 runs east-west. It is 8.5km long with 10 stations, all underground.

Concarril/Siemens TLG-88 at Juárez Station.

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>>1057779
A 21.5km long third line (northwest-southeast) is currently under construction. Line 3 is labelled as light rail but will use Alstom Metropolis (metro trainsets) as rolling stock. The trains will use pantographs. Completion is expected sometime in 2017.

Testing of Alstom Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv1uNkTW9SE

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>>1057780
Line 3 Map.

Transfers to Line 1 will be at Federalismo (Line 1 Station: Ávila Camacho), Line 2 at Catedral (Line 2 Station: Plaza Universidad), and Macrobus (BRT) at Independcia Sur.

Line 3 is completely grade-separated utilizing tunnels and viaducts. It consists of 18 stations; 5 are underground and the rest are elevated. The underground section runs from Normal to Plaza de la Bandera.

>>1057778
This pleases my autism. Did it still make sense to convert the line to rail in terms of ridership? Did it just increase capacity of the individual vehicles or did they also change the frequency?
>>1057780
How come American cities often build separate lines with incompatible rolling stock and call it one system? That would be almost unthinkable on the other side of the pond.

>>1057796
>Did it still make sense to convert the line to rail in terms of ridership?
I would say definitely. According to Siemens, Line 1 has a daily ridership of 70 000.

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Salt Lake City, Utah.

Siemens S70 on University Boulevard between 900 East and Stadium Stations (Red Line).

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Paris, France.

Update from the previous thread.

Winning design and interior for the T9 and T10 trams.

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>>1058573
A map of all the existing and planned tram lines in Paris (includes extensions).

Information and maps on each individual line can be found here (in French):
http://www.design-futur-tram.fr/les-trams-en-ile-de-france/

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Tokyo, Japan.

A Toei 8900 series (built by Alna Sharyo) on the Toden Arakawa Line.

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Zürich, Switzerland.

“Sänfte” Tram 2000 at Waldgarten Station.

The shell of the Milchbuck-Schwamendingen Tram Tunnel was built in the early 1970s alongside a highway (A1L). The tunnel was originally planned for a U-Bahn, but it was rejected in a referendum after the tunnel was constructed. It was opened for tram use in 1986. The tunnel features 3 stations, all with island platforms; trams run on the left hand side. Lines 7 and 9 runs through the tunnel.

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>>1059745
Forchbahn (S18) is a 16km long interurban that runs from Zürich Stadelhofen to Esslingen Station in Egg. Within Zürich, the Forchbahn runs on tram tracks shared with tram lines 11 and 15 but bypasses many tram stops. The line is single-tracked eastward from Neue Forch Station.

A tunnel with 2 underground stations through Zumikon was opened in 1976.

Stadler BE 4/6 at Maiacher Station.

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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

T'Trans replica on the Santa Teresa Tram. They have the appearance of the original trams, but with safety features.

A fatal derailment that occurred in August 2011 suspended service. The line underwent rehabilitation of the line and new trams were purchased. A section has since reopened in 2015, and the whole line is expected to open in December 2017.

Note the folded up running boards. Standing on the running boards is now prohibited.

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>>1060530
An original 'bonde' on the Carioca Aqueduct. 2010.

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>>1060532

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Grenoble, France.

Left: Alstom Citadis 402, Right: Alsthom TFS.

Grenoble is the second city in France to reintroduced trams. Opened in 1987, Grenboble now has a 35km long network along 5 lines.

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>>1061866
Alstom Citadis 402 crossing by Alsace-Lorraine Station.

>>1061867
that looks ridiculously comfy

>>1061866
Is that an Alex Calder in the background?

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>>1061915
>Is that an Alex Calder in the background?
Yep, it's called "Les Trois Pics" (The Three Peaks). It is located at Gare de Grenoble/Gares Station.

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CAF Urbos 3, Budapest pic OC from /p/

>>1061866
>>1061867
Cool and good. I'm slightly jealous because your city has a network the same size as mine at only half the population. Is Grenoble and its general area close to Switzerland in terms of culture?

>>1061922
>Gares Station.
Ah, the famous train stations station.

>>1061962
It's polluted. It's in a basin with half of France's steel factories.
My parents fled the town when I was a kid. A stainless steel bike stained/rusted in a year due to rain and air.

>>1061977
Jesus fuck
The air looks so clean though

>>1058120
An underrated American light rail system.

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Rome, Italy.

ATAC 7000 (produced by Officina Meccanica della Stanga in 1948/1949) at Porta Maggiore.

This particular tram was built in 1953.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/megaanorak/15569479330/

>>1061977
>Gares Station.
Whoops, what I meant was the tram stop "Gares".

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>>1062728
Seeing trams travelling through ancient sites of importance is doing something to me

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İzmir, Turkey.

The Karşıyaka line opened on April 11th. The east-west line is 8.8km long with 14 stops. It is located in the district of Karşıyaka, along the north shore of the Gulf of İzmir.

On the west end, the line “hooks” and terminates at Ataşehir Station. A transfer (~950m from Ataşehir) is available to the İZBAN’s Northern Line (commuter rail) at Mavişehir Station. Similarly, on the eastern terminus at Alaybey, there is a transfer (~425m away) to Alaybey Station on the Northern Line.

The trams are built by EURotem, a joint venture between Hyundai Rotem and TÜVASAŞ.

Full video (50secs, in Turkish): https://twitter.com/izmirbld/status/850392135157329924

http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/europe/single-view/view/karsiyaka-tram-line-opens-in-izmir.html

In addition, there is a second line under construction located along the southern shore; the Konak tram. It is expected to open this fall.

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Ottawa, Ontario.

Ottawa is replacing a section of its Transitway (BRT) from Tunney’s Pasture Station (in the west) to Blair Station (in the east). Called the Confederation Line, it will consist of 13 stations and will be 12.5km long.

Construction is expected to be completed in late 2017 in honour of the 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Service will begin in 2018.

Currently Transitway buses drive through mixed traffic through the downtown, resulting in a conga line of buses during peak. To mitigate traffic, (from west to east) a tunnel will go under Queen Street, curve northwards along Rideau Street and curve south along Waller Street. The downtown tunnel will have three stations; Lyon, Parliament, and Rideau.

A fourth underground station will be located at St-Laurent Station (a bus tunnel).

Official website (additional information, construction updates, and renderings):
www.ligneconfederationline.ca/

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>>1064521
The trains used will be Alstom Citadis Spirits.

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>>1064522
Construction of Stage 2 is expected to begin in 2018 and be completed in 2023. It will extend the Confederation Line east and west.

The eastern section will consist of 5 stations ending at Trim. A new infill station will be located on Orleans Boulevard.

The western section will consist of 11 stations. Infill stations between Dominion and Lincoln Fields include Cleary and New Orchard. Beyond Lincoln Fields Station the line will split into 2 branches; west to Moodie and south to Baseline.

The LRT will likely to be underground at Baseline, as there is an existing tunnel built when the station was rebuilt.

www.stage2lrt.ca

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Sydney, New South Wales.

CAF Urbos 3 entering Central on the Dulwich Hill Line.

The Dulwich Hill Line opened in 1997. After two extensions in 2000 and 2014, the line is 12.8m long with 23 stations; 2 underground, Pyrmont Bay and Star City.

Former rolling stock included Adtranz Variobahns and CAF Urbos 2, the latter leased from the closed Vélez-Málaga tram line in Spain.

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>>1065122
The CBD and South East Light Rail is a 12km line with 19 stations currently under construction. It runs north-south, with 2 branches on the southern end. It is expected to open in early 2019.

CAF Citadis X05s will run on this line. They will run on APS from Circular Quay to Town Hall.

Official website (additional information, construction updates, and renderings):
sydneylightrail.transport.nsw.gov.au

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>>1065123
Map.

The Dulwich Hill Line is the solid grey line (majority cut-off). It will be designated as L1.

The Randwick branch will be designated as L2, and the Nine Ways branch will be designated as L3.

The dotted grey lines are Sydney Trains (commuter rail).

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Modertrans Gamma in Poznań, Poland.

>>1065708
I feel like every time I take a look at Poland, things are getting better, cleaner and more modern over there. Too bad I was too autistic to use the trams when I visited Kraków.

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Bergen, Norway.

Stadler Variotram at Bergen Lufthavn.

On April 21st, the Bybanen opened a southern two-stop extension from Birkelandsskiftet to Bergen Airport (Bergen Lufthavn). This follows the August 2016 opening of a four-stop extension from Lagunen to Birkelandsskiftet.

(in Norwegian):
https://www.skyss.no/Verdt-a-vite/Nytt-fra-Skyss/bybanen-mot-flesland-apner-lordag/

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>>1066466
A second line is planned from Kaigaten to Fyllingsdalen. It will be 10.8km long with 10 stations, estimated at 6.2 billion kroner.

Route alignment:
>Kaigaten, will be a temporary stop/third track right across the intersection from the existing Byparken stop.
>It will utilize the existing track through Sentrum, and beyond the Nonneseter stop it branches off along the eastern coast of Store Lungegårdsvannet.
>A tunnel/underground station is planned for Haukeland Sykehus.
>Another connection (perpendicular) with first line will be at Kronstad.
>Two sets of tunnels beyond Kristianborg. One tunnel will carry the bybanen, the second will carry a mixed-use path and act as an escape route. They will be 3km long.
>A tunnel between Fyllingsdalen Terminal and Spelhaugen.

(In Norwegian):
http://bergensprogrammet.no/fyllingsdalen-reguleringsplan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ga3K_7eG0Q

>>1065756
how the hell are you to autistic to use the trams in krakow?

they have the best selection to ride on, wroclaw is all skoda basically, warsaw is pesa terroritry idk about poznan or lodz tho

Trams in subways is bad

Subways cost a lot to build
Therefore they should be used for something that provides a high volume of transit
A 6 carriage EMU can carry 1000 people

Trams/streetcars/lightrail carry 100-200 people
They are a low to medium capacity transit

Perfect example of the failure of 'light rail' trying to substitute for proper trains

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REPLY TO THE POST ABOVE THIS ONE: No. 1066518
It is bait.

>>1066467
Are those dots all the stops that are planned or are those only the major ones? The network looks odd from above, but I guess that's owed to the city's geography.
>>1066514
I was a stupid teenager who was afraid of public transit. I grew up in a town of 20 000 with a pants-on-head retarded bus network and never really used any form of public transportation.

>>1066542
It’s not a bait, it’s a reasonable argument.

>>1066518
I don't think any of the lines that I have posted in this thread (city, country/province/state. posts) do not have a daily ridership of over 100 000, which I believe is a reasonable threshold where a metro system should be considered.

Many of these tunnels are short, and contain a couple underground stations or none at all. They are built to bypass areas that are too narrow or prone to congestion. Others are built because of its alignment (going through a curve or hilly terrain) or because of political reasons.

LRVs/trams can be extended or joined together to add more capacity, and station platforms can be extended if necessary. (Calgary had introduced four-car trains that can carry 800 people: http://calgarymayor.ca/stories/calgary-transit-launches-four-car-train-service-early.)

If required, conversion to metro use in trams tunnels to have been done before; it’s a nuisance but they are not impossible.

I won’t deny that LRT is less superior to metros. But like you said, their purpose is to serve a low to moderate amount of riders.

>>1066542
>Are those dots all the stops that are planned or are those only the major ones?
They are all the stations planned.

>>1066518
>Trams in subways
>Subways
Lolz k.

>>1066467
Is this really the plan now?

That is doing like the two jobs, that line, trying to be the trolleybus-replacing tram line and also the Fyllingsdalen line, giving suboptimal routings for the both, perhaps?

>>1066518
There are some very reasonable examples in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Consider Brussels pre-metro tunnels, Randstadrail tunnel in Rotterdam, Antwerp premetro and the many stadtbahns, though there are some failures amongst them as well, like Ludwigshafen tunnel which was abandoned, and many other places where the money ran out, Charleroi most famous.

>>1066518
If you don't live in the Anglosphere or common-law country, tunnels aren't thaaat expensive to build. If you also don't live in a country where they've only stuck to century-old streetcar designs, modern articulated trams can easily be linked to provide 300-400 total standing capacity. And if you don't stick to outdated signalling systems, a subway-surface tram can support a much higher degree of branching on 2 tracks than a subway can, which is much more useful for smaller cities than a single expensive metro tunnel on one or 2 corridors.

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>>1066676
>Is this really the plan now?
There’s also a planned extension north to Åsane from Byparken/Kaigatan, which will come after the line to Fyllingsdalen. Fyllingsdalen was prioritized because of the alignment at Bryggen, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The image is the preferred alignment.

More information (in Norweigian):
http://bergensprogrammet.no/bybanen/bakgrunn

>trying to be the trolleybus-replacing tram line
I doubt that the Line 2 trolley bus will be going anywhere as it provides local service. Haukeland Sykehus is considered to be an important stop because it’s a hospital, and it has a large amount of employees there (11 800 workers).

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Hiroshima has a really nice tram network.

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>>1066865
They also run relics from the attack

651 still runs today alongside its sister, 652

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Brno, Czech Republic.

Tatra RT6N1.

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>>1067636
Tatra KT8D5 at Jírova.

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Strasbourg, France.

A 2.7km extension of Line D to the German town of Kehl opens today (April 29th). The extension starts from Aristide Briand, and consists of two stops; Port du Rhin and Kehl Bahnhof. It crosses the Bassin Vauban via the Pont Citadelle, and the Rhine River via the Pont Beatus Rhenanus/Beatus Rhenanus Brücke.

Another 1.2km long, 2-stop extension to Kehl Rathaus is scheduled to open in 2018. In addition, two infill stations between Aristide Briand and Port du Rhin will open once developments are built.

New Alstom Citadis trams were introduced for the extension. They meet the requirements of the German regulation, BOStrab.

360° POV from Pont du Rhin to Kehl Bahnhof (2mins 30secs):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdkXSwe22LI

(In French):
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2017/04/28/97002-20170428FILWWW00293-un-tram-pour-l-europe-entre-strasbourg-et-kehl.php

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>>1068423
Map.

Line G is a BRT.

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>>1068424
Beatus Rhenanus Bridge over the Rhine.

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>>1068425
Bombardier Eurotram at Gare Centrale.

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>>1068426
Alstom Citadis 403.

>>1068423
*The video starts in Kehl, not Strasbourg.

>>1068423
Nice. Trams crossing borders like this pleases my autism to previously unknown heights.
Judging from the video, they really could have included one or two more stops along the way. For example, one right on the French side of the Rhine so that people can take the tram when they don't wanna cross the bridge on foot.
>>1068424
>Line G is a BRT.
Is it supposed to be converted into a tram line any time soon?

>>1068439
>really could have included one or two more stops along the way
I think it's fine the way it is. Having more stops slows down the tram, and having it placed by water is not optimal for a stop's catchment area.

Typically, an ideal catchment area for a LRT, has a 500m radius. An ideal distance between stops is typically 300m-500m in denser environments and 800km-1km in less denser areas.

The Pont du Rhin stop is ~350m from the bridge, and Kehl Bahnhof is ~250m. Both stops are ~950m apart.

>Is it supposed to be converted into a tram line any time soon?
Nope. Line G is still pretty new, it opened in late 2013.

Some POVS:

Brussels, Belgium: Line 3 (premetro)
Full (46mins):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmRUGsWF3fA
Timelapse (7mins):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcNz2sVpR4

Brussels, Belgium: Line 7 (premetro)
(51mins):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoPBANJY_qA

Katowice, Poland: Line 20
(32mins):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7nglJKUtUk

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Tram by CRRC Zhuzhou in Huai'an, China.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fototak/29825159073/

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Anybody here from Ottawa?

>>1069690
What's the power source?

>>1045187
New thread guys.
>>1053489

>>1069814
Supercapacitors.

Warsaw, Poland.

Wilanów extension, 20km long. Completion is expected by 2022.
(Information, detailed plans/maps, and renderings) (in Polish):
http://www.tramwajdowilanowa.pl/

Also includes a new tram loop in Muranów. (Section F)
>Loops on ul. Andersa, ul. Bonifraterska, and ul. Muranowska.

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>>1070247
Route Alignment (Broken into 5 sections; uses some existing track):

Section A (Ulica Kasprzaka to Warszawa Zachodnia Station):
>West legs starts at Ulica/ul. Kasprzaka (Street), goes south on ul. Ordona.
>Tunnel portal is ~500m south of ul. Kasprzaka.
>Tunnel goes to Warszawa Zachodnia; a south leg goes to Wilanów.
>East tunnel leg curves east back to ul. Kasprzaka after leaving the portal at ul. Prądzyńskiego.

Section B (Warszawa Zachodnia Station to Banacha Loop):
>From the south tunnel leg at Warszawa Zachodnia; the tunnel continues under Park Zachodni.
>Portal entrance at ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r./ul. Szczęśliwicka.
>Connection to the tram line along ul. Grójecka and existing Banacha Loop.

Section C (Banacha Loop to Ulica Rakowiecka):
>New track east of Banacha Loop on ul. Stefana Banacha.
>South on ul. Żwirki i Wigury.
>East on ul. Rostafińskich.
>South on ul. św. Andrzeja Boboli, connection to the tram along ul. św. Andrzeja Boboli/ul. Rakowiecka.

Section D (Pole Mokotowskie Station to Stegny Bus Loop):
>New track east on ul. Rakowiecka at Aleja Niepodległości (Avenue) by the Pole Mokotowskie metro station. Connection to the tram line on Aleja Niepodległości/ul. Rakowiecka (west).
>North on ul. Puławska; connection to tram line on ul. Puławska.
>East on ul. Goworka.
>South on ul. Spacerowa.
>At ul. Belwederska, the line will split to two branches. First branch continues east on ul. Jurija Gagarina and terminate at ul. Czerniakowska. The second branch continues south towards Wilanów on ul. Belwederska/ul. Sobieskiego, and west to the Stegny bus loop on ul. Świętego Bonifacego.

Section E (ul. Sobieskiego/ul. Świętego Bonifacego to ul. Przyczółkowa and ul. Sarmacka):
>Starts south on ul. Sobieskiego/Aleja Rzeczypospolitej.
>At ul. Adama Branickiego, the line will split to two branches; east on ul. Adama Branickiego and terminates at ul. Przyczółkowa, and south on Aleja Rzeczypospolitej and terminates at ul. Sarmacka.

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>>1070248
A render of the tram portal at ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. (Section B)

>>1070247
>>1070248
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>>1069823
>>1053489
Anything about this old or new thread that replies keep coming back here?

>>1070263
Tram tunnels.

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San Francisco, California.

The Central Subway is a four-stop Muni Metro extension under construction, expected to open in December 2018. The T Third Street will operate on the Central Subway, and will cease to interline with the K Ingleside.

All stations except for 4th and Brannan Station will be underground. Connections to four BART lines, the Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason cable cars, the F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar, and all other Muni Metro lines will be available at Union Square/Market Street Station.

Additional information:
https://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/central-subway-project

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Los Angeles, California.

The 8.5mile long Crenshaw/LAX Line is currently under construction and will open in 2019. It runs north-south from Expo/Crenshaw Station on the Expo Line to Green Line near Aviation/LAX Station. The line runs through Inglewood and Los Angeles.

Its route alignment is a mix between above-grade, at-grade, and below-grade. There will be 8 stations; 3 stations will be underground, Expo/Crenshaw (connection to the Expo Line), Martin Luther King Jr, and Leimert Park. An infill station is planned at 96th Street to accommodate a connection for the Airport Metro Connector (people mover to LAX/Los Angeles International Airport).

It is expected that 2 services will use the Crenshaw/LAX Line: Expo/Crenshaw to Redondo Beach (western terminus of the Green Line) and Aviation/Century to Norwalk (eastern terminus of the Green Line).

Additional information:
https://www.metro.net/projects/crenshaw_corridor/

Flyover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGi7koC4nCo

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>>1070973
The 1.9mile long Regional Connector Line is currently under construction and will open in 2021. It connects the Blue and Expo Lines at 7th Street/Metro Center to the Gold Line at Little Tokyo/Arts District Station through a tunnel with 3 stations.

This project requires the at-grade Little Tokyo/Arts District Station to be relocated underground (listed as 1st Street/Central on the map).

It is expected that when the Regional Connector is open, the Expo Line will be discontinued and merged with the south leg of the Gold Line to Atlantic Station. The Blue Line will merge with the north leg of the Gold Line to APU/Citrus College Station. The former being called the Gold Line and the latter being called the Blue Line.

Additional information:
https://www.metro.net/projects/connector/

>>1066518
I literally did the math, and you do realize that literally Kinki Sharyo SLRVs and LRVs hold that many right? You are literally retarted. This problem was solved in America YEARS ago, turns out when you extend and bolt cars together you can make them match EMUs? Stop shitposting. You are literally the worst sort of Autism.

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Detroit, Michigan.

The QLine will open today (May 12th).

It runs north-south along Woodward Avenue for 3.3miles from Grand Boulevard to Larned Street. From the 12 stops, a connection to Detroit Station (Amtrak Wolverine to Chicago, Illinois or Pontiac, Michigan) is available at Baltimore Street Station and the Detroit People Mover at Grand Circus Station.

The line uses Liberty Modern Streetcars from Brookville Equpment Corporation.

60% of the route runs on lithium batteries, the remaining portion uses a overhead catenary.

https://qlinedetroit.com/

>>1072061
>60% of the route runs on lithium batteries, the remaining portion uses a overhead catenary.
Were they worried that wires might disturb the scenic cityscape of Detroit?

>>1072136
Pretty much.

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Metrolinx has ordered 61 Alstom Citadis Spirit LRVs to ensure that LRT projects are on schedule.

17 will be used on the Finch West LRT (Toronto).

44 will be used on the Eglinton Crosstown (Toronto) if Bombardier does not deliver their Flexity Freedoms on time. If not they will be transferred onto the Hurontario LRT (Mississauga).

Citadis Spirit in Ottawa:
>>1064522

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/mediarelations/news/20170512_MetrolinxStatement_AlstomBombardier.aspx

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Dump incoming

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>>1072545
>>1072546
Fick ja

>>1072061
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EF1o7HQGVVs>>1072061

>>1073876
AHAHAHAHAH WHY DO WE STILL BUILD SHITTY STREETCARS INSTEAD OF LIGHT RAIL

>im cryin on the inside right now

>>1073876
>>1073962
Capitalism needs to fucking end