Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square584fedilinkarrow-up12.23Karrow-down1156
arrow-up12.08Karrow-down1image[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square584fedilink
minus-squarechocoladisco@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBut they are usually low frequency lines or in remote ish areas.
minus-squareThadrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoUh, appparently only 61% of German train lines are electrified. I know of at least 2 heavily used lines that aren’t (so far). One is the connection Basel towards Bodensee, the Hochrheinbahn. Another is Ringzug.
minus-squareConfidentLonely@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoThe Bodensee one is getting electrified soon! Website in german https://www.die-bodenseeguertelbahn.de/
minus-squarechocoladisco@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHuh interesting, didn’t think it was that little. Thanks!
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But they are usually low frequency lines or in remote ish areas.
Uh, appparently only 61% of German train lines are electrified. I know of at least 2 heavily used lines that aren’t (so far). One is the connection Basel towards Bodensee, the Hochrheinbahn. Another is Ringzug.
The Bodensee one is getting electrified soon!
Website in german https://www.die-bodenseeguertelbahn.de/
Huh interesting, didn’t think it was that little. Thanks!