mecfs@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoJust learnt these cool things existeden.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1108file-text
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minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNone of those are advantages over a trolleybus.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoA trolleybus’s speed is limited by the need to maintain contact with the cable (or two cables, as the current needs an earth connection, which doesn’t help). A fixed guideway allows the vehicle to travel at higher speeds whilst retaining contact.
None of those are advantages over a trolleybus.
A trolleybus’s speed is limited by the need to maintain contact with the cable (or two cables, as the current needs an earth connection, which doesn’t help). A fixed guideway allows the vehicle to travel at higher speeds whilst retaining contact.