Tram transport is currently experiencing a renaissance. It is accompanied by enormous changes in infrastructure, traffic control, and rolling stock. The result of these changes is the Translohr rubber-tired tram. The article highlights the innovation of Translohr. The most important aspects related to infrastructure and rolling stock are discussed. Locations of tram lines served by the Translohr rubber-tired tram are indicated.According to the classic definition, a tram is a light rail vehicle used for transporting people in a city. The dynamic development of tram transport observed over the last twenty years has expanded the meaning of this definition. The tram connection launched in September 1992 between Karlsruhe and Bretten using the DB Netz AG railway line initiated a new type of rail transport – the dual-system tram. As a result of intensive work on the design of bogies and the rolling stock body, the low-floor tram was created. On tram line A in Bordeaux, commissioned in December 2003, the innovative Innorail power supply system was used – a system (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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