In Motion Charging for Trolley Buses

Hi Folks:

Nice to be back for a while.  As you know,  many countries and cities want to have complete fleets of buses run completely on batteries due to the environment.   The problem is that as of today,  batteries take time to recharge and a portion of a bus fleet needs to be out of service.   Big consumers of battery power is air conditioning and heating.  In motion charging,  where a trolleybus would recharge under the wires while in service is being tested out.   Several cities in Europe, in France, Italy and elsewhere have bought a few trolleybuses with IMC capability.   Also,  new trolleybus systems are planned for Berlin and a new elevated trolleybus line in Mexico City.  In Pedestrian Observations,  this is discussed fully.   What about a big city like New York? Just crickets.  New York City has taken an anti tram, trolley, trolleybus, really anti wire stance since the 1920's and there is no way that this can be overturned.  But if it was tested,  I suggest a street that has several routes passing through, perhaps the Fulton Mall and Flatbush Avenue or Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn.  Google In Motion Charging for more information.  I do not believe that any city currently in North America without current trolleybus would want to construct a new system from scratch.  The two southern routes in Philadelphia,   Snyder and Tasker Morris were converted to battery with special battery buses.  I believe the test was a failure,  however,  the overhead and poles on both routes was removed.  It is interesting that for NYC that have many bus routes that have enough passengers with be economically converted to tramway  (Light Rail),  there is no hint of conversation about it.   The only possibility is the harborfront line in Brooklyn and Queens and the Bay Ridge crosstown line between Brooklyn and Queens.

See you folks.

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Some Experiments with QGIS with elevation, temperature and other conditions

 

To be explained soon.

Another Anniversary

 Hi Folks:

   Sorry that I did not add any new material to this blog.   This month in 1975 our beloved Culver Shuttle has stopped running.  When I pass Ditmas Avenue on the "F" train, and view 37th Street going west,  I wonder how it would be if the Culver Shuttle survived?  Certainly today there is a lot people going from western Flatbush, Gravesend and Midwood into Borough Park.  A writer at subchat would like to reinstate the Culver Shuttle.  Unfortunately,  the United States has a great deal of problems now and bringing back the Culver Shuttle is below the radar.  The PRW has be built over on 37th Street just leaving the narrow area directly above 37th Street as a path.  The writer mentions perhaps a two tier system with another deck over the Ditmas Avenue Station.  Even if the MTA had billions excess dollars,  a complicated project like this would not be built in 20 years.   And some of us do not have 20 years left.    I would opt for light rail on 37th Street going into the yard and to Ninth Avenue lower level.   At Ditmas avenue,  perhaps a ramp can be constructed from 37th Street going directly to the unused pocket.   The wires added lately, would need to be removed.  Perhaps the Culver Shuttle Light Rail can stop underneath the Ditmas Avenue Station and branch out north to Church Avenue or south to 18th Avenue.  I am not sure about the clearance and the incline angle from 37th Street and Dahill Road to the unused former track at Ditmas Avenue.   We can always dream .

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