Re: Lisbon Trams - Some are cable

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Lisboa has quite steep electric adhesion trams; the funiculars are even
steeper, but have not been mentioned in the claims for world's steepest.
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

David Martin <d_martin@mountains.net.au> wrote in article
<366d1127.0@news.camtech.net.au>...
> In looking into the gradients on Lisbon's tramway network, I found this
> picture collection.
> http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/pt/trams/Lisboa/pix.html
> 
> Whilst I didn't find any info on gradients, I found several photos of
> funicular trams; Lisbon's steep tram lines may not be adhesion after all.
> Interestingly, the photos showed the cable slot in the road and also an
> overhead power supply; perhaps the power is for lights etc.
> 
> Anyone who says Sydney streets are too narrow for trams should be shown
some
> of these photos. They've got trams running along laneways - narrow
laneways!
> 
> David Martin
> Blue Mountains Railway Pages
> http://www.mountains.net.au/plaza/rail/
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