Tag Archives: Zurich

Complicated crossing for train and trolleybus in Zurich

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Marcus Wong

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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Zigzagging trams for Zürich’s underground tunnel

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Marcus Wong

I’ve been looking at the “left-hand to right-hand running railways” theme for some months now, and I’m still finding more examples – this time it’s the tramway network of Zürich, Switzerland. Photo by Kurt Rasmussen, via Wikimedia Commons The switacharoo […]

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Freight trams of Europe

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Trams are usually used to carry passengers, but across Europe there are a handful of tramway networks that also carry freight. Pure freight The best known in the English speaking world is the ‘CarGoTram‘ of Dresden, Germany. Photo by kaffeeeinstein, […]

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