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Complicated crossing for train and trolleybus in Zurich
I’ve previously written about how tram and trolleybus wires cross over, and in my home of Melbourne, Australia railway and tram wires cross at multiple locations. But this massive steel bridge above a level crossing takes the cake for mechanical […]
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Tagged electric multiple units, pantographs, railway electrification, railways, Switzerland, trains, trolleybuses, Zurich
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Battery-electric locomotives of the Moscow Metro
On the Moscow Metro can be found a curious piece of rolling stock – Контактно-аккумуляторный электровоз – battery-electric locomotives converted from retired metro carriages to haul maintenance trains through underground tunnels. Photo by Anakin, via Wikimedia Commons The seats have […]
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Tagged electric multiple units, Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railway electrification, Russia
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Romania’s home grown high-speed train
When you think of countries with high-speed rail, Romania isn’t one that comes to mind. However earlier this year a Romanian rolling stock manufacturer called Softronic released their newest electric multiple unit – the “Hyperion”.