Kerb guided trolleybus & tram in the tunnel approaches for Essen's Berliner Platz station.
Note how the signal changes when the bus leaves the station platform and the real time information too.
More information on the 'dual-mode-bus' demonstration system which saw buses sharing part of the underground light rail system can be found here
http://citytransport.info/OBahn.htm
really? o_o why?
and-do you mean-just in Essen,or elsewhere?
I think this system is genious,I will study it later on my college.
didi89s 2 years ago
@trainbrain1949: these trolleybuses just rolled on wood and not on rails! this wood was placed between the rails on which the trams rolled (as you can see in 00:45 if you look carefully). but as i said... this system doesn't exist since 1996.
titandog86 2 years ago
this system doesn't exist anymore... it doesn't exist since 1996.
titandog86 2 years ago
Why the bus sounds like going on rails with spaces between them? I mean this "hit" noise.
videocreatorgr 2 years ago
This answered my question. I know the CTA in Chicago experimented with having a bus guided by a wire buried in the pavement that carried a signal. Nothing ever became of it.
Trainbrain1949 2 years ago
@ Trainbrain1949: there are small wheels at the side of the bus, which keep contact with the kerbs. Or do you mean the fact how the buses interact with the signalling and stuff.
weeardguy 2 years ago
How do they guide the trolley coaches? Is there a signal carrying wire or mechanical means?
Trainbrain1949 3 years ago