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Two-rooms-and-a-bath car (or multi-articulated tram) [1] is a type of tram or streetcar with one or more suspended sections. The shortest examples consist of three sections; so called car bodies. The sections at the ends each have two axles or four wheels. The centre section is suspended between the end sections, spanning like a bridge.
In 1928 an experimental tram was constructed in Görlitz and then put into service in Dresden until the mid-1960s. This car was numbered 2501 and had three sections: the center section had four fixed wheels, both end sections had each only one adjustable axle. [4] Genoa was the first city to have a series of trams of this type. From 1940 ...
Trams have been used since the 19th century, and since then, there have been various uses and designs for trams around the world. This article covers the many design types, most notably the articulated, double-decker, drop-centre, low-floor, single ended, double-ended, rubber -tired, and tram-train; and the various uses of trams, both historical and current, most notably cargo trams, a dog car ...
In Sydney, trams returned in the form of light rail with the opening of the Inner West Light Rail line in 1997, which has seen extensions and now covers 7.2 mi (11.6 km). In Prague, in 2009, Škoda 15 T, the world's first completely low-floor tram with articulated bogies was introduced.
The first Japanese tram line began in 1895 as the Kyoto Electric Railroad. The tram reached its zenith in 1932, when 82 rail companies operated 1,479 kilometres (919 mi) of track in 65 cities. Its popularity declined during the rest of the decade, a trend accelerated by the Pacific War, the occupation of Japan and the rebuilding years. Although ...
The Bombardier Cobra is an articulated, low-floor tram operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) of Zürich and manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The Cobra was originally designed by a consortium consisting of the ABB Group , Pininfarina , the Schindler Group and Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG), who built several Cobra ...
Multi-articulated trams:1 – S100, 2 – S105p,Short articulated trams: 3 – S109j, 4 – S111o, 5 – S110b. The multi-articulated S100 (prototype) and S105p (Poznań version) trams have five sections. Each odd-numbered section is supported by a two-axle bogie, while the even-numbered sections are suspended without bogies. The sections are ...
An articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaro, bending as it turns a corner. An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent coupling in its construction. This coupling works as a large pivot joint, allowing it to bend and turn more sharply. There are many kinds, from heavy equipment to buses, trams and trains.