The dictionary says that a Tram is a "Public transport vehicle powered by an overhead wire and running on rails laid in the road" so to me this isn't a tram. I suppose the nearest discription is a guided trolly-bus.
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| Posted by Beppe on March 20, 2014 | |
Reply to Keith Long:
I disagree, these vehicles capture the current from a single wire through a pantograph, the "return current" passing through the guide rail, which you can see in the picture in the foreground, in a slightly curved.
Some say that the Translohr can be likened to a trolleybus but for me it is wrong, the "real trolleybus" does not circulate bound to a guide (there is no rail) it captures the current from an overhead line with "two-wire" One feeds the engine and the other allows the return of the current.
The Translohr has no chance to move out of the guide or track that is central, is also devoid of steering, so it is not a trolleybus, in essence is a tram in all respects with the difference that the traction of rubber assures silent driving and better adhesion compared to a metal wheel on the rail.
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| Posted by Andrew on March 20, 2014 | |
Thank You Beppe for your additional comment. My friend from the tramway society has just asked me the two questions you have answered. (Flanged wheels or not? Return current?). We will have a good talk about this on Friday at our model railway club meeting.
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| Posted by Beppe on March 20, 2014 | |
I would like to add if possible a contribution taken from Wikipedia ...
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translohr
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