London Banter - View Single Post - Arn't all new buses in London supposed to be hybrids?

Clank · February 23rd 17, 08:29 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 23.02.2017 11:08 PM, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\02\23 20:27, d wrote:
On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:06:42 -0600
wrote:
Which trolleybus systems have automated systems which restore booms after
dewirements? I've never heard of that and can't imagine how it might work
thinking of dewirements I observed in London and later in Brazil.

Given the state of image recognition software these days I image having a
camera that can spot the wires and then align the booms up with them would be
entirely possible.

Or just keep trying blind until the power comes back on. It wouldn't
take so long or be needed so often to be worth putting in extra
intelligence.

Does any city put Regent-Street-style Christmas decorations over
tram/trolley wires?

Pretty sure that's a yes. Here in Buc the adage 'less is more' is never
applied to Christmas lights, and they're strung over more or less every
major street (they make Regent Street look like a set of Argos LED tree
lights) - and we have both trams and trolleybuses. L'viv also has both
trams and trolleybuses and has lights strung across the streets at
Christmas, if I recall correctly. Moscow goes for lights in a big way
(albeit more in honour of New Year than Christmas,) although in my
observations mostly around pedestrianised streets and squares rather than
across the road as such.

Next year I'll take a closer look and report back )))