When a steering wheel isn't

Kinja'd!!! "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
09/22/2018 at 12:50 • Filed to: Tram

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This one.

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It doesn’t steer. It’s attached to this:

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A classic tram from the 1950s. Yes, it goes on rails so the driver doesn’t steer. Instead he “turns right” for power and therefore “turns left” for less power.

We didn't know that.


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! Tristan > Cé hé sin
09/22/2018 at 13:13

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Seems rather un- intuitive.


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Cé hé sin
09/22/2018 at 14:08

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o.O

*turns right*


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Cé hé sin
09/22/2018 at 14:54

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My favorite part is the unguarded metal fan just waiting to slice up your fingers of you reach for that lever without paying attention.


Kinja'd!!! Maxima Speed > Cé hé sin
09/22/2018 at 15:26

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Who would have guessed? Full throttle in a left hand turn is Opposite Lock in a tram.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
09/23/2018 at 01:08

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give Yarra Trams a ring and sell them to them

:P


Kinja'd!!! eftalanquest > Cé hé sin
09/29/2018 at 16:48

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here in germany we call this thing a Fahrstufenschalter, used to be in all electric (and some diesel ) locomotives up u ntil the seventies. as seen here in a DB class 151