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Re: Austria: The new Poestlingbergbahn at Linz [1/3]

David Revis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:12:16 GMT

I don't know what it is but there's something about these new trams that is evocative of the old ones. Also, maybe they should have been numbered DI, DII and

Re: Sintra Ribeira depot (6)

o331jne@... — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:07:02 GMT

Sorry Ernst, just to say that ex Lisboa 703 is owned by C M Sintra in fact ex Lisboa tram 737 owned by the railway friends associacion APAC was

Sintra Ribeira depot (6)

Ernst Kers — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:12:14 GMT

On the same day as my previous post I visited the inside of the depot. First some works/freight material. The Diesel locomotive, the closed van, a large and a

Re: Montevideo (Uruguay) trolleybuses

David Revis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:28:57 GMT

Thanks, Sport.............Davo ... From: "Roderick B Smith" To: Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:55 PM

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

David Beilby — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:24:43 GMT

I recall that only certain roads at the depot were restricted to the wide cars due to centrethrow on the curves when entering. A modern car could actually be

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

P Turner — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:15:35 GMT

But there you miss the point. The depot may have been designed for 7'6" wide cars but the new cars are not designed to use that depot. The system isn't

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

Ernst Kers — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:43:16 GMT

Not Porto. No narrow low floor trams in Porto. I do not know the width, but 2+2 seating and an aisle is not resulting in narrow trams. And those trams were not

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

super kev — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:35:21 GMT

Hmm At risk of starting it all off again and I wont say anymore (promise) Id just like to add:- A number of overseas systems buy new LF narrow trams (long

Sintra Ribeira depot (5)

Ernst Kers — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:13:00 GMT

On the 4th of August 2007 I was in Sintra again. The new depot was in use now. First three photos on which clearly can be seen how the location changed in the

Re: Poles vs Pantograph

Tony Tieuli — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:01:51 GMT

Not usually, unless the trolley pole has a swivel head. T

Re: Fw: [eurotrams] Poles vs Pantograph

Tim Moss — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:53:09 GMT

Out of interest, is there a stagger to the overhead line orientation for systems employing pole mounted collectors? TM

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

paul_ltt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:09:38 GMT

In order to prevent a re-run of the lengthy discussion on the Blackpool Transport group, perhaps I could outline some of the 'back story' to the Depot site.

RE: [eurotrams] Re: Athena/Athína trolleybuses

Father Pancratios — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:51:19 GMT

Roderick and others: Quite correct alpha theta eta (stress accent) nu alpha lit. Athina. The ‘ai’ ending is the purist form and is, to all intents and

Re: Blackpool - campaign to stop new depot

paul_ltt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:36:11 GMT

Not if there is no alternative. Paul

Sintra Ribeira depot (4)

Ernst Kers — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:08:03 GMT

On the 7th of July 2006 I was in Sintra again. Works were still in progress. A photo of inside the new car-barn, in front of the car-barn and while standing