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astrid 🍥 🏳️‍⚧️ @aroma@ohai.social
1y
Less than 24 hours remaining until the new #tram line in Barcelona is opened! While this is just phase one for the tram connection, it will be highly useful, as it connects with three different metro lines and adds a long-time missing link to the #PublicTransit network.

Workers are tirelessly polishing the last details before the inauguration, which will happen tomorrow. [1/3]

[Edit: and... it's postponed! It will be opened on Sunday]

#photography
A tram pulling into Verdaguer stop. There are four canopies on one side of the tracks, one of which has a vinyl banner announcing the opening of the new tram line on November 6, showcasing the new tram map. There are many workers next to one of the canopies making sure everything is ready for the inauguration day.
A tram bending over a curve next to the Verdaguer monument, in Barcelona. The tram has its pantograph lowered, as it's getting its power from the contact strip on the floor.
A tram getting into Sicília stop. There's also a vinyl banner on one of the canopies announcing the new tram line and showing the new tram map. On the canopy on the left, there's a new information board with an LCD screen hanging off the top that should show the ETA of the next trams.
Anothe tram about to leave Sicília stop, heading towards the north of the city. The Glòries tower, a rounded glass skyscraper that looks like a cucumber, is in the background.
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@aroma how is it powered neocat_googly_woozy
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r3vilo @r3vilo@layer8.space
1y
@jeder @aroma Wow, seems like a ground-level power supply. Never saw this for trams. Maybe the city doesn't want overhead lines all over the place or it's not possible. Also some people find it ugly. But hey, if it works, why not.
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astrid 🍥 🏳️‍⚧️ @aroma@ohai.social
1y
@r3vilo @jeder the only reason they decided to use this proprietary system is because some people were complaining about the uglyness of the wires, which is quite dumb tbh. The rest of the network uses overhead wires except for this new part.
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astrid 🍥 🏳️‍⚧️ @aroma@ohai.social
1y
@jeder guess what, i made a post briefly explaining that: ohai.social/@aroma/113415705722863323
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