this facility was not built into the TVR version used in Caen and Nancy. other features which were lost is the full reversibility (when in guided mode the prototypes could be driven in either direction) and the high seating capacity of the vehicles. The present vehicles only seat something like 41 passengers. (cont...)
agreed. What really 'did it in' for this system was that there were some problems with the vehicles derailing. I have no information about the prototypes, but both Caen and especially Nancy have had a few accidents with vehicles 'coming off' the guiderail. OK, only a handful of times and mostly when the system were new, but it did happen. Other issues include that whilst the prototypes were designed for multiple unit operation of two (or more) coupled together as trains, (cont...)
i agree. in about 3-4 days time, i will have finished a sort of `documentary` style film showing my ideas for bus replacement in London. this video will look at possibilities for a tramway similar to glt and translohr, however the trams will not have steering wheels- as the steering wheels seem to be the biggest cause for derailments.
yes, perhaps, but this system DOES use rails sunk in the ground - and NOT use raise kerbs. You are thinking of kerb guided buses / O-Bahn, which is a rival technology and uses slightly modified but otherwise normal buses. Simon
Caen has a big problem because its system has been successful - is operating at capacity - so it needs more vehicles, plus it wants to expand the route network and even build more lines... but it does not want as many as 20 vehicles which the builder says is the minimum number that will make it financially viable to re-open the production line. Because the TVR is tied to one manufacturer they cannot easily go to someone else and source compatible vehicles, as is possible with ordinary trams.
![[Caen] Bombardier TVR - Poincaré (Ligne B)](/img/n.gif)
this facility was not built into the TVR version used in Caen and Nancy.
other features which were lost is the full reversibility (when in guided mode the prototypes could be driven in either direction) and the high seating capacity of the vehicles. The present vehicles only seat something like 41 passengers.
(cont...)
agreed.
What really 'did it in' for this system was that there were some problems with the vehicles derailing.
I have no information about the prototypes, but both Caen and especially Nancy have had a few accidents with vehicles 'coming off' the guiderail. OK, only a handful of times and mostly when the system were new, but it did happen.
Other issues include that whilst the prototypes were designed for multiple unit operation of two (or more) coupled together as trains,
(cont...)
i agree. in about 3-4 days time, i will have finished a sort of `documentary` style film showing my ideas for bus replacement in London. this video will look at possibilities for a tramway similar to glt and translohr, however the trams will not have steering wheels- as the steering wheels seem to be the biggest cause for derailments.
@davidsonguy24
Thankyou I am pleased you liked it
:-)
Simon
yes, perhaps, but this system DOES use rails sunk in the ground - and NOT use raise kerbs.
You are thinking of kerb guided buses / O-Bahn, which is a rival technology and uses slightly modified but otherwise normal buses.
Simon
Caen has a big problem because its system has been successful - is operating at capacity - so it needs more vehicles, plus it wants to expand the route network and even build more lines... but it does not want as many as 20 vehicles which the builder says is the minimum number that will make it financially viable to re-open the production line.
Because the TVR is tied to one manufacturer they cannot easily go to someone else and source compatible vehicles, as is possible with ordinary trams.
este video é maravilhoso ! parabens!
Thank you very much
@Intransitman
in a way, yes, it is!
Hey it's a monorail!
That's not a bus, it's basically LRT on rubber tires
C'est le tram à caen
Tramway caen
the old tramway!