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submitted 4 days ago by vaionko@sopuli.xyz to c/trams_trolleys_streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I haven't heard of any disruptions in the tram service, but buses have indeed had trouble. Especially the electric Yutongs, which have 3 axles but no ability the lift up the non-driving rear axle to increse traction unlike their Volvo counterparts.

I've never seen a maintenance car, but if they are a thing they run at 5 in the morning before the first tram I imagine, and I'm not up for that. During the day these trams come every 7 minutes so that's probably enough to keep the tracks clean enough.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm not sure Tampere has them. I tried to look up info on the rolling stock you guys have, but I could only find info on the cyrrently about 20 Artic X34s that are used to run the lines.

Down here in Helsinki, you definitely see maintenance cars start regularly clearing the rails during the day, when the weather gets bad.

I don't think Tampere has had a single derailment yet. And since the network over there is much smaller, it's possible they're opting to just keep it running using the normal winter road maintenance vehicles the city no doubt already has tons of.

Might not be worth the ticket price of maintenance cars that can only work to clear out snow along the tram tracks, with such a new, small, network. But for the same reason, there are no sections of track that get infrequent traffic, and would thereby develop problems with buildup.