Thread: Modern double deck trams
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Old December 20th 11, 02:34 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.buses,uk.transport.london
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Default Modern double deck trams
On 20/12/2011 14:59, d wrote:
On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:38:07 +0000
Graeme wrote:
Have the universal joint at floor level with the upper deck instead of at
floor level with the lower deck. Fairly simple.


For a given value of simple. Means the buffing loads will be rather
higher than is usual for rail vehicles which will have major
implications for the design of the trams.

Whats a "buffing load"?


What the buffers/couplings have to cope with.

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