wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]M to traingang • 1 year agoChinese tram painted to look like regional trainimagemessage-square10 fedilinkarrow-up154file-text
arrow-up154imageChinese tram painted to look like regional trainwtypstanaccount04 [he/him]M to traingang • 1 year agomessage-square10 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Also China has a weird thing about battery operated trams. Not sure why they don't put up the wires for so many of them.
minus-squareTotalBrownout [none/use name]hexbear15·1 year agoThis type of tram is capable of operating off-wire for a short distance, useful for areas where overhead wires are not feasible due to obstructions or conflicts with other lines. link
minus-squarejonne@infosec.pubhexbear1·1 year agoIt definitely looks better, but I'm not sure if it's cost-effective at all. linkfedilink
minus-squareSovietWaveGoddess [comrade/them, she/her]hexbear2·1 year agothe resulting returns from being able to decrease the amount of necessary infrastructure to run it will be cost-effective immediately link
minus-squarejonne@infosec.pubhexbear2·1 year agoI guess it depends on whether more expensive and complex rolling stock makes up for putting up wires. linkfedilink
This type of tram is capable of operating off-wire for a short distance, useful for areas where overhead wires are not feasible due to obstructions or conflicts with other lines.
It definitely looks better, but I'm not sure if it's cost-effective at all.
the resulting returns from being able to decrease the amount of necessary infrastructure to run it will be cost-effective immediately
I guess it depends on whether more expensive and complex rolling stock makes up for putting up wires.