Streetcars and Spatial Analysis

From Urban Transport Magazine:  From a few days ago written by their editorial staff:

First New Yutang Trolleybuses for Mexico City Officially Presented

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""The Yutongs have been built in China and are branded ZK5120C. New for Mexico City, the trolleybus is carrying a new blue livery. The total contract value is reported to be 290 million MEX (ca. 13.4 million EUR or ca. 334,000 EUR per trolleybus). The new trolleybuses have a length of 12 m a passenger capacity of 84 – 90 of which 56 – 62 standing and 28 seating. Maximum speed is 70 km/h. Additionally, the new vehicles are equipped with Lithium-Phosphate batteries, allowing for a catenary-free battery range of 70 km. According to media reports, the newly elected mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, plans to purchase a total of 500 new trolleybuses. There are plans to reactivate old trolleybus lines and also build new lines..."


My Comment:

     Mexico City's trolleybus system has not been in the news recently.  It was formerly one of the largest systems in North America but it's fleet size was dropping.   It is interesting that the mayor appears to be pro trolleybus.    I also know that Mexico City has air pollution problems.  It is not clear if these Chinese made trolleybuses have In Motion Charging.

Re Philadelphia:

    I Googled Map Philadelphia for "Snyder Avenue" and along that avenue,  at least for the sections that I looked at, the trolleybus wire overhead is gone, but the trolley sport poles (many of them seem in place.  Also for Tasker Avenue in South Philly, the wire is gone but some support poles remain.