11-14-2016, 11:57 AM
(11-13-2016, 09:17 PM)Canard Wrote:(11-13-2016, 03:19 PM)Smore Wrote: I assume the extra wide sidewalk will facilitate patios, sidewalks sales, etc...but how obtrusive will the trains every few minutes be?
Yeah - Tim Mollison of TriTag confirmed they're for patios.
...you're kidding about the obtrusive thing though, right?!
Isn't it so awful?
(...and if you've been wondering "what's that high-pitched squeal I always hear with new-ish LRV's?" - the noise comes from the motor controller: a Variable Frequency Drive, a very common and efficient way of controlling large AC motors. My favourite is still the controller used on Montreal's MR-73 trains, though! Nothing beats hearing the first three notes of Fanfare for the Common Man every time a train leaves a station.)
Awesome Strasbourg video. It really illustrates how the LRT integrates closely with the rest of the city right around it.
I wasn’t aware of the motor startup noise on the Montreal metro. That is very cool.