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Double Artic Trolleybus.
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004.htm http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla...cules/List+of+ Vehicles.htm Had a ride on it yesterday - it's enormous! -- ***** *****The "return to" address embedded in this mail is wrong as an antispam measure. Please address new mails or replies to edwarddotharrison1atbtinternetdotcom replacing dot with a . and at with an @***** ***** |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:11:49 +0000 (UTC), "Graham Harrison"
wrote: http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla.../Ecp20january2 004.htm http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla...cules/List+of+ Vehicles.htm There's a diesel version running around on the old 102 (now Metrobus something or other) in Hamburg, a former tram route now operated by diesel buses using much of the existing tram infrastructure. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK To e-mail use neil at the above domain |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:42:15 +0100, Alex
wrote: And how do you reverse them? You don't. On the ex-102, there are turning loops at Niendorf-Markt and Niendorf-Nord (though you could as well turn them by going around side streets), and the Rathausmarkt at the other end of the route is one way in, one way out with regular stops rather than the "nose-in" type. I presume they have a reverse gear for emergency use - but expect it is to be avoided... Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK To e-mail use neil at the above domain |
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In message , Alex
writes And how do you reverse them? With skill and a lot of care. -- Clive |
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In article , Graham Harrison wrote:
http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla.../Ecp20january2 004.htm http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla...cules/List+of+ Vehicles.htm Had a ride on it yesterday - it's enormous! I just got back from a holiday in Crimea, in Ukraine. There is a trolleybus route there between Simferopol and Yalta, something like 45 miles long! The trolleybuses used there are a bit more normal-sized, though: http://www.zen30634.zen.co.uk/DCP_0519.JPG.html Niklas -- "My first time renting a car in the UK, I was a little surprised at how long it took to get up to 100 on the motorway and was thinking disparaging remarks about this ****box Escort. And then I realized that in the UK they still use miles." -- Paul Tomblin |
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Niklas Karlsson writes:
I just got back from a holiday in Crimea, in Ukraine. There is a trolleybus route there between Simferopol and Yalta, something like 45 miles long! Did you ride it, or otherwise travel the same roads? I'd be interested to know the highest speed limit on the road and whether the trolleybuses actually reach that speed -- unless the overhead wire and the road surface are very good, I wouldn't think trolley poles would provide reliable contact for a road vehicle at much above city speeds. -- Mark Brader, Toronto Rocket, 1829: The first 30 mph train. TGV-A, 1989: The first 300 mph train. My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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In article , Mark Brader wrote:
Niklas Karlsson writes: I just got back from a holiday in Crimea, in Ukraine. There is a trolleybus route there between Simferopol and Yalta, something like 45 miles long! Did you ride it, or otherwise travel the same roads? I'd be interested to know the highest speed limit on the road and whether the trolleybuses actually reach that speed -- unless the overhead wire and the road surface are very good, I wouldn't think trolley poles would provide reliable contact for a road vehicle at much above city speeds. I think you're probably right. I rode it for a short distance (at least compared to the entire length). As I recall the general speed limit on the road was 80 kph, and there was a separate trolleybus speed limit of something like 50-60 kph. Oh, and the fare for the whole trip from Simferopol to Yalta, or vice versa, is about 30-35p, BTW. Of course, this trolleybus route runs through a pass in the Crimean mountain range, so the road'll be slowish in any case... Niklas -- "If you're going to bash someone with a beer bottle they at least deserve the respect of it being marginally drinkable beer." -- Lovia |
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"Graham Harrison" wrote in message ... http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla.../Ecp20january2 004.htm http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla...cules/List+of+ Vehicles.htm Had a ride on it yesterday - it's enormous! Ah, but can it play a medley of accordion hits of the 30s as it goes around corners? -- Brian "You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing." |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:11:49 +0000 (UTC),
Graham Harrison wrote in : http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla.../Ecp20january2 004.htm http://www.tpg.ch/Internet+TPG/Angla...cules/List+of+ Vehicles.htm Had a ride on it yesterday - it's enormous! Haven't explicitly noticed it yet. I'll keep it in mind when I travel into town. I usually just take the 9/18/28 from here into the airport. -- Ivan Reid, Electronic & Computer Engineering, ___ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Room 40-1-B12, CERN |
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