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Track brake — Track brakes are a form of brakes unique to railborne vehicles. The braking force derives from the friction resulting from the application of wood or metal braking shoes directly to the tracks (as the name suggests). Early examples of track… … Wikipedia
Tram line 5 (Amsterdam) — Tram line 5 (also called Tram 5 or Lijn 5) is a GVB tram route running from the centre of Amsterdam to the centre of Amstelveen (a smaller municipality located to the south of Amsterdam). The line traverses 3 zones and has 27 stops. An average… … Wikipedia
tram|way — «TRAM WAY», noun. 1. British. a track for streetcars. 2. a) a track or roadway for carrying ores from mines. b) U.S. a cable or system of cables on which suspended cars carry ore … Useful english dictionary
tram — (n.) c.1500, beam or shaft of a barrow or sledge, also a barrow or truck body (1510s), Scottish, originally in reference to the iron trucks used in coal mines, probably from Middle Flemish tram beam, handle of a barrow, bar, rung, a North Sea… … Etymology dictionary
tram|road — «TRAM ROHD», noun. 1. a road or track of parallel lines of wood, stone, or iron rails, for trams or wagons in a mining area. 2. a railroad in a mine … Useful english dictionary
Tram — A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers (and, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages, towns… … Wikipedia
Tram controls — The following article describes the controls on electric, rather than steam trams.OverviewThe operation of trams is relatively simple. As trams run on rails, they do not require steering controls. However they do require controls for the smooth… … Wikipedia
Tram transport in India — Trams rolling out of a Calcutta Tramways Company depot in Kolkata Tram transport in India, as of 2011, is limited to Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). In the past, Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Patna, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Chennai and Nasik have had tram… … Wikipedia
Tram accident — collect information on any incident in a tram or a tram system.GeneralTram traffic is typically considered as environmentally friendly, efficient, comparatively safe [European Transport Safety Council: Social and economic consequences of road… … Wikipedia
Tram and light-rail transit systems — Throughout the world there are many tram systems; some dating from the late 19th or early 20th centuries. However a large number of the old systems were closed during the mid 20th century because of such perceived drawbacks as route inflexibility … Wikipedia
