Sydneysiders still waiting for the tram as discovery of widespread defect delays opening yet again
www.abc.net.au
A fallen electrical wire exposing faulty components has halted testing on the $2.9-billion Parramatta light rail project.

Two weeks ago I was curious what was happening. Looks like they can’t join overheads properly, awesome, I wonder how different their joining method is to the rest of our rail system.

  • zero_gravitasEnglish
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    23 days ago

    An electrical wire fell onto a tram during a test of the new Parramatta light rail line two weeks ago.

    That is significantly more dramatic than what I was guessing!

    • WaterWaiverOPEnglish
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      23 days ago

      Perhaps this is how they solved your theorised traction issue. If the chassis is live then it will spot-weld itself to the tracks, increasing traction :)