Zhangjiang Tram
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Zhangjiang Tram was a rubber-tyred tram line operating in Shanghai that utilised a Translohr system. Shanghai originally had a steel wheeled electric tramway network in its urban center. Routes expand
Rubber-tyred tram
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A rubber-tyred tram is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires.
Rubber-tyred tram in Clermont-Ferrand, France
Guidance and steerage in a Translohr tram 1995. Rubber tyres support the vehicle, while metal wheels and a single rail provide guidance.
Translohr flexible single rail switch
Translohr rigid two-rail switch