wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]M to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish • 6 months agoChinese tram painted to look like regional trainhexbear.netimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1imageChinese tram painted to look like regional trainhexbear.netwtypstanaccount04 [he/him]M to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Also China has a weird thing about battery operated trams. Not sure why they don’t put up the wires for so many of them.
minus-squareTotalBrownout [none/use name]linkfedilinkEnglish15•6 months agoThis type of tram is capable of operating off-wire for a short distance, useful for areas where overhead wires are not feasible due to obstructions or conflicts with other lines.
minus-square@jonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoIt definitely looks better, but I’m not sure if it’s cost-effective at all.
minus-squareSovietWaveGoddess [comrade/them, she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agothe resulting returns from being able to decrease the amount of necessary infrastructure to run it will be cost-effective immediately
minus-square@jonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoI guess it depends on whether more expensive and complex rolling stock makes up for putting up wires.
This type of tram is capable of operating off-wire for a short distance, useful for areas where overhead wires are not feasible due to obstructions or conflicts with other lines.
It definitely looks better, but I’m not sure if it’s cost-effective at all.
the resulting returns from being able to decrease the amount of necessary infrastructure to run it will be cost-effective immediately
I guess it depends on whether more expensive and complex rolling stock makes up for putting up wires.