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Re: Trolley line automation
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 21 Aug 2001 03:11:06 GMT
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> What did I tell you, people! Some incredibly geeky and small thing in my
> answer would be incorrect and James would be the one to point it out. Do I
> know how to call them or what? :-)
Yep...but, I _did_ phrase it as a special bonus Question :)
> I have no idea how they grounded them... conductive rubber tires? Static
> electricity diffusers?
Na, they used a skate in a trolley track!-also, Melborne, Aus. had problems
when the road works crews tore out some old trolley track, and lights went
out...it turned out, that the streetcar tracks were used as a common return for
a lot more than just the trolley cars!!!
James P (with more useless Trolley Trivia)
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| (...) Hehe There is an old truism the MR freelancers trot out when the rivet counters give them a hard time... No matter how bizzare, if you dig hard enough, there is probably a prototype for it somewhere. So what city was this in? (I know, I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) What did I tell you, people! Some incredibly geeky and small thing in my answer would be incorrect and James would be the one to point it out. Do I know how to call them or what? :-) I have no idea how they grounded them... conductive rubber (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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