Zurich Tram Line 14 - 1

On a quiet Sunday morning, 1 November 2009, I take the tram to Zurich's western suburb of Triemli, from where I film the tram ride through the rear window of the 'cobra' car, to the far end of line 14, in the northern suburb of Seebach. Over five videos every stop is recorded in a minimally-edited sequence, whereby a 40-minute ride is compressed to a total of 18.

Part 1 shows the departure from the Triemli terminus, which is also the end of trolleybus line 72, where there is a hospital and a station on the Uetliberg rail line, and progress of the tram along Birmensdorferstrasse to Goldbrunnenplatz.

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• Switzerland
• Zurich
• tram
• line
• 14
• Triemli
• Seebach

[horizonstaraus]

Yep, they'll come off the wires. They have quite a wide margin for error or deviation but it's one of the disadvantages of the technology. See my 'Salzburg Trolleybuses 3' for a breakdown where the poles are taken off the wires by the driver to let other buses go by.

[CsDeathshadow]

ich kann mein Haus sehn =D

[jemdude22]

@horizonstaraus Most modern trolleybuses are equipped with onboard batteries as backup power and this enable the bus to continue operating even when poles are taken off the wires. The so called disadvantage is further mitigated by having a device that automatically lowers the poles at the touch of a button by the driver. All these abilities would come in handy in situations such as when there are sections of wires are under repair or damaged, or in the event of some road closures.

[jemdude22]

@horizonstaraus Still we have to agree that trolleybus is much more flexible than tram. In the event a tram breaks down on the line all the trams behind it would be stuck until the broken down tram is removed or towed away by tram emergency/rescue vehicle. In contrast to simply taking the poles off the wires so that those behind it can go by, a broken down trolleybus causes almost no delay to those behind it.

[locojoe2004]

What happens if the bus misses the turn or dosen't turn on the right driving line? Will the pole disconnect from the wire?