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| The Reims tramway opened earlier this year with a cross town route and a short spur to the suburban TGV station. |
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| For 5 stops through the city centre the APS surface contact system is used. |
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| APS equipped track and points. In response to David Holt's comment, the camera is not exagerating and you can feel the kink if you ride round the 'curve'. |
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| The trams traverse one of the main shopping streets. |
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| Change pits. Frank Bagshaw has suggested that younger readers wouldn't know about change pits which were a feature of London Tramways. So here is a link to a description. The APS change over is much simpler: the tram stops and the pantograph is raised or lowered. |
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| The red tram is at the changeover point with its pantograph partially lowered. |
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| The suburban sections are similar to other new French tramways. |
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| Colourful Reims. |
What bizarre "threepenny-bit" track geometry at the junction! What's that all about? Can you imagine a bus following a wheelpath like that? The driver would have to be bonkers.
ReplyDeleteThe frontal design of the Riems trams represents a champagne flute (glass)hic!
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