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minus-squareCalacus@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIn Germany electric trains are standard for local public transportation.
minus-squareThadrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNot everywhere. There are still enough lines that aren’t electrified so diesel locomotives have to be used.
minus-squareWimpyWoodchuck@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThat’s regional public transport, not local. I dare you to show me a city with diesel subway trains.
minus-squareThadrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat is as local as it gets around here. We don’t have subways or street cars, it’s either busses (diesel) or train (motor coach actually) for even single digit km distances. But yeah, it is real rail, not some separate local network.
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In Germany electric trains are standard for local public transportation.
Not everywhere. There are still enough lines that aren’t electrified so diesel locomotives have to be used.
That’s regional public transport, not local. I dare you to show me a city with diesel subway trains.
That is as local as it gets around here. We don’t have subways or street cars, it’s either busses (diesel) or train (motor coach actually) for even single digit km distances.
But yeah, it is real rail, not some separate local network.