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    Mr.Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Trams, Trolleys and Streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 months ago

    Diamond Crossing

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    Diamond Crossing

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    Mr.Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Trams, Trolleys and Streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 months ago
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    • Liska@feddit.org
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      7 months ago

      Munich (Stachus) ❤️

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      That must be difficult to maintain. Won’t it need specially made rails?

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        These are fairly common on railroads so they can’t be too bad on maintenance

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      How does this work with overhead power lines?

      • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Child’s play compared to the old “tram squares” in Melbourne where a 600VDC tram crosses a 1500VDC train line:

        (Photo courtesy of WongM)

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          Related:

          Learning From Melbourne’s Level Crossing Removal Project - RMTransit | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_auX_R4dw

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            Yeah! Two of the four remaining ones have been removed as part of the project. It’s kind of silly though, the other two aren’t currently slated to be removed.

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        Just fine.

        The overhead line is the equivalent to a third rail, while the rails provide the earth connection.

        So it can just be a continuous diamond shape above, same as the rails below.

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      Factorio flashbacks!

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