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That smacks a lot of "aside from half the world, whoever is using this technology?"
by lores 3y ago
That smacks a lot of "aside from half the world, whoever is using this technology?"
- bobthepanda 3y agoIs it? Airport people movers are extremely niche. Even in the countries where they exist, rubber tired metros are niche.
- shawabawa3 3y agoIn a list of all metros, "recently constructed metros" will be a niche category You can't retrofit rubber wheels easily so of course compared to all metros as a new technology it will be rare
- bobthepanda 3y agoThe Chinese have nearly doubled the metros built in both number and mileage in the last two decades. And pretty much none of those are rubber tired either. Rubber tired metros are also a niche in new metros.
- rob74 3y agoThe Paris Metro lines using rubber tires are almost all retrofitted (line 1, 4, 6 and 11, only line 14 was operated with rubber tired trains from the start). Retrofitting actually has some advantages for old lines with short station distances, tight curves and steep gradients, whereas new lines can be planned with the limitations of rail technology in mind.