Buses, Trolleybuses and Trams.

[Barrett_killz]

Our local council has bought a few VAZ Etalons a couple of years ago:



The transport between cities/towns is actually pretty much soviet:

[adgjl]

I don't live in or near a big city so there aren't many buses here, and I basically never use them, can't really say anything about them

When I am in a city I like travelling with public transport, especially trams. I think it's because we have so few in the UK. All the networks closed down in the mid-twentieth century and not many new ones exist. In 1992 the first 'second generation' tram network opened in Manchester and this has been by far the most successful, having an extensive and growing network today:

I hope I will have a chance to go to on the Manchester Metrolink sometime soon but I've only been 'up north' a few times in my life.


Closer to home there is the Croydon Tramlink, so technically you can say that London does actually have trams. However as the name suggests the network is limited to Croydon and neighbouring South London boroughs.


Earlier this year I went on the DLR, the Docklands Light Railway when I was in London. It's a light rail system using driverless trains:

The junctions feature steep slopes and tight curves making it almost look like a rollercoaster track!


Manchester Metrolink is the only example of trams being really successful and undergoing significant expansion. The Nottingham Express Transit (opened 2004) is the only other network to have been expanded significantly beyond it's original size AFAIK.


There just isn't the political will in most cases and the fact that the recent Edinburgh Trams were long delayed and caused disruption beyond what is reasonable doesn't help. Having said that, the Midland Metro in Birmingham and Wolverhampton is currently being extended after years of plans being 'on the back burner'. Of course, the UK will never be able to compare to the huge tram networks around the world. I'm jealous of you guys!

The unique part of our trams are they have 2 different modes.
They can be street trams but they can also go underground and be a high speed metro!

That's pretty awesome! The trams in the UK can go fast since many of the lines out to the suburbs use disused heavy rail routes- street running is usually reserved for city centres- but this is way cooler

So, I like trams. Thanks,
adgjl

[adrian007]

Hi again .
@Penguin do the cable cars still run ? I remember the Bay Area Rapid Transit system when I was last in San Francisco a while ago.
Here in Brisbane we have Buses
the Scania's are not seen as often I think they're being replaced by
MAN
Trains Acela I think never thought to look for the manufacturer
and as we don't actually have Light Railway here in Brisbane we have the ferries .
They have Light Railway on the Gold Coast which is still under trials .
Adrian

[plykkegaard]

Could've been some second hand from Copenhagen?

[penguinaz]

Hi again .
do the cable cars still run ?

They do, they are very popular with tourists.
Funny enough, they still have to MANUALLY turn the cable car by pushing them on a circular platform to change the tracks
Here is what I mean:

[martinusK]

<Estonian Scania N112>

Could've been some second hand from Copenhagen?
<Danish Scania N112>

Perhaps, some of the Scania CN113ALB's still have Danish (or Swedish, i'm horrible at telling Scandinavian languages apart ) markings on the inside, such as the stop light.

[pauliaxz]

I travel to and from: Vilnius-Panevėžys. So literally living in two cities .

Panevėžys buses:

Oldest riding:





Newest:






Vilnius buses:

Oldest:
Same as in Panevėžys + there are still a handful of these old Karosas and MBs:





Newest:
Same as in Panevėžys + additional:







Vilnius trolleybuses (only three types):

[Rocar 512E]

That Mercedes has Castrosua bodywork, exactly like the formar DAF buses in Bucharest!

[n4gix.bill.leaming]

In Bucharest i can say as an Public Transport expert...

Wait, what? I thought you said you were only twelve years old. Did you mean twelve decades instead?

[martinusK]

Everyone can be an expert.
I for example am an expert on spending too much money. He, obviously, has chosen a more useful expertise