 | | Vienna tram system now hauling freight (ie: Train Ideas!) —Robert Fries
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| | | Here's some photos of the new freight service on Vienna's tram lines. They're aparently named "bims" because of the sound of their warning bell: (6 URLs) Link to original page in German> (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Vienna tram system now hauling freight (ie: Train Ideas!) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) That's terrifically cute/bizarre! Thanks for finding this little gem! I think it would be a hilarious model (4 wide containers have a prototype after all!)... (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Vienna tram system now hauling freight (ie: Train Ideas!) —Tim David
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| | | | | | (...) Its not the first modern freight tram, (URL) Dresden has some for carrying VW car parts from a factory> (URL) However I think the Vienna version is far better, it has far more character. Tim (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Vienna tram system now hauling freight (ie: Train Ideas!) —Sonnich Jensen
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| | | | | Funny.... I have seen something similar in Riga. Sometimes there are single tracks (connected to either one or both of the tram tracks) going towards a large gate - probably not passenger traffic. I have only once seen a tanker-tram there, I am not (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Vienna tram system now hauling freight (ie: Train Ideas!) —Tim David
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| | | | (...) It even seems have its own website where you can track it! (URL) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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