[PRCo] Re: Reminescent of Pittsburgh

[Bill Robb]

That's true, but I was thinking main line vs interurban.  What I came up with was.  
Interurban--primarily local passenger service, closely spaces stations, intense usually equal-interval service (half-hourly or hourly), often built beside steam railways, sharper curves
Main Line--stations more widely spaced, five, six trains at most a day, longer gentle curves
In looking at 15 major Japanese interurbans the characteristics also include up to five classes of limited service,  stations 1-2 km. apart, floor level station platforms, trains up to 12 car trains in length, double track main lines with strategically placed four track stations where fast limited trains over take slow trains, each line operates as a self-contained entity without branches.  Where branches exist they operate as separate lines. Gauges, mainly 1067mm, with 1372mm  (Tokyo tram gauge) plus 1435mm.  Voltage is now generally 1500V DC from overhead on interurbans and most subway lines.
Bill Robb


Definition of interurban?  Go back to  junior high school Latin ...  
inter = between, urban = cities.

On Jun 7, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Monday, June 2, 2008 2:44:00 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Reminescent of Pittsburgh
>>
>> This is a page I stumbled upon while searching for a defintion of  
>> interurban.
>> It's a system in Poland near the border with Russia and Germany.  
>> You'll see red
>> and cream cars, blast furnances, passing sidings in streets,  
>> private right of
>> way operation and as the page says "the chronic lack of funds is  
>> visible on
>> every step" Only urgent repairs are being made to rolling stock and
>> infrastructure. But still there are relatively modern cars on wide  
>> headways like
>> Pittsburgh. Popular with the railfans too.
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/sl-dabr-inurb.html
>> Bill Robb
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>
> Thank you Mr.Robb; there are some interesting similarities and many  
> PCCes as well aren't there.
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> Charleroi:
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/anderlues- 
> sncv1.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/anderlues- 
> sncv2.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/thuin.jpg
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> Other Foreign:
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> Junction in Brussels:
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-4.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/hist/rehimage/bruxelles-metro3-wezel.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux- 
> ii-14.jpg
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> This is listed as a resilient crossing:
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-18.jpg
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> Tram roundabout in Brussels?
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/bruxelles- 
> barriere.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-ii-8.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-ii-6.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-1.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux- 
> ii-11.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/tramshots.html#sl-zagl
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> Phil
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