A tram with a suspended articulation is a type of tram or streetcar architecture with one or more articulations being suspended. Here, articulations (i...
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Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is...
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this type, the articulation is suspended between carbody sections. In the Škoda ForCity, which is the world's first 100% low floor tram with pivoting bogies...
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Bi-articulated bus (category Articles with short description)
train-bus, tram-bus, trackless tram or double bendy bus is a type of high-capacity articulated bus with an extra axle and a second articulation joint, as...
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Siemens Combino (category Duewag tram vehicles)
low-floor tram produced by Siemens Mobility (formerly Duewag). The first prototype was produced in 1996 at the Duewag works in Düsseldorf; the trams were later...
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Howrah Bridge (category Articles with short description)
total 8 articulation joints, 3 at each of the cantilever arms and 1 each in the suspended portion. These joints divide the bridge into segments with vertical...
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LVS-97 (category Tram vehicles of Russia)
floor tram (yet with varying floor level in one of the modifications). Its body is continuously welded articulated and has 6 axles. The articulation is suspended...
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Bogie (category Articles with short description)
which means tram bogies often need to pivot on the horizontal axis, as well. Some articulated trams have bogies located under articulations, a setup referred...
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Tatra KT4 (category Tram vehicles of Croatia)
had their articulation removed due to structural defects of the joint. During their service, they were based at Songsin depot. These trams were fully...
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Siemens Avenio (category Tram vehicles of Hungary)
each connected by a double articulation joint. In the Combino and other articulated low-floor trams, the modules are suspended between the bogies. Siemens...
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Siemens-Duewag Supertram (category Tram vehicles of the United Kingdom)
The Siemens-Duewag Supertram is a fleet of 25 trams built by Siemens-Duewag of Düsseldorf, Germany in 1992 for use on the South Yorkshire Supertram light...
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TMK 2200 (category Tram vehicles of Croatia)
be available for construction. The tram is entirely guided by synchronous computers. Suspension and articulations are run by hydraulics. Maximum speed...
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Solaris Tramino (category Tram vehicles of Poland)
stress on the articulations. However, this design occupies a larger loading gauge. The first Tramino of this type were the S109j trams purchased by Jena...
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SL95 (category AnsaldoBreda trams)
was discovered inside the articulation of tram 141. In 2006, Oslo Sporveier introduced a program to upgrade all the SL95-trams, including removing corrosion...
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West Midlands Metro rolling stock (category Tram vehicles of the United Kingdom)
consist of five sections with four articulations. Three of the modules are mounted on bogies and the other two modules are suspended. At 2.65 m (8 ft 8+3⁄8 in)...
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Bombardier Guided Light Transit (category Rubber-tyred tram)
With two articulation points and a total length of 24.5 metres (80 ft 5 in), GLT vehicles are shorter than most modern trams, but long compared with conventional...
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Pakistan (category Pages with Urdu IPA)
development, with a character completely different from other parts of the world. Finally, the longevity of the site, and its articulation with the neighbouring...
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US Standard Light Rail Vehicle (category Articles with short description)
specific problems with the SLRV include but are not limited to: Derailments on tight curves, which would seriously damage the car's articulation section, itself...
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Road transport in Australia (category All articles with bare URLs for citations)
commuting. Their cars intersect with others and large volumes of commuters have ready access to this form of transport. Tram and light rail systems are being...
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London Underground electric locomotives (category All articles with unsourced statements)
after the very first use of electricity to drive rail vehicles (trains or trams) and the primitive locomotives reflected this. Over the next 15 years, motors...
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Steam locomotive (category All articles with dead external links)
when he set one of his high-pressure steam engines on a local iron master's tram rails Payton, Philip (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford...
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Flexity Outlook (Toronto) (category Bombardier Transportation tram vehicles)
compatibility with single-leaf switches. The tender requested a streetcar of 27 to 30 metres (89 to 98 ft), with multiple points of articulation, and three...
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Madrid Metro (category Articles with short description)
sprawls. The tram features a bell-like proximity warning that is activated when the train approaches a station or a level crossing with pedestrians, which...
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City Mutual Life Assurance Building (category Articles with short description)
office buildings. Exterior elevations with their powerful verticality and articulation announced a major commercial building that maximised the site's height...
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São Paulo Revolt of 1924 (category Articles with short description)
where rebel plotters hid weapons stolen from military units. Other articulations took place in Travessa da Fábrica, in Sé, the residence of deserters...
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Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley (category Articles with short description)
movement. This movement is a combination of thermal and geometric due to articulation of the suspension system. Materials used in the bearings and other ferric...
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Anarchism in Brazil (category Articles with short description)
factories and workshops in the city. The assaults on Light & Power trams led it to suspend the traffic of its vehicles, at the same time that the great number...
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