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A trolleybus turntable in Germany
I’ve written about a lot of oddball turntables over the years, and here is another unusual example – a trolleybus turntable in the Germany city of Solingen. Photo by User:Christian Lindecke, via Wikimedia Commons Located at the terminus of trolleybus […]
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 […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged electric multiple units, pantographs, railway electrification, railways, Switzerland, trains, trolleybuses, Zurich
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When tram and trolleybus wires cross
Trams and trolleybuses have one thing in common – they pull their power supply from wires above the vehicles. This presents difficulties when the two modes of transport cross paths.
Posted in Trams
Tagged Budapest, Hungary, Moscow, pantographs, railway electrification, Russia, trolleybuses
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