mecfs@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoJust learnt these cool things existeden.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkJust learnt these cool things existeden.m.wikipedia.orgmecfs@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaren2burnslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNone of those are advantages over a trolleybus.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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.