• Aidinthel@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Trains carry cargo all the time. I don’t think it’s too crazy to suggest light rail be adapted to do the same.

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      1 year ago

      And we’re going to build rails to every store, restaurant, and other business that needs cargo pickup & delivery? And run a train to each of them, every day? And you think that would end up being more efficient/environmentally friendly than trucks?

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          1 year ago

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CarGoTram

          The main route went from the logistics center in Friedrichstadt via Postplatz and Grunaer Straße to Straßburger Platz and finally on to the factory.

          This went from one logistics center to one production facility. It is insane to think that this could be a scalable solution.

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            1 year ago

            Wow, a train line goes defunct in a country that heavily subsidizes car infrastructure and actively works against other modes of transportation. I’m shocked, really. Shocked.

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              I didn’t say anything about it going defunct. That has to be one of stupidest attempts at a straw man I’ve ever seen.

              I pointed out that it only ever carried material from one location to one other location, and that such a system would not be scalable to serving an entire city.

              Did you even read my comment?

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        1 year ago

        Have a look at the Netherlands friend. I’ve seen people towing dishwashers behind their bikes more than once while living there.

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        1 year ago

        You joke, but I have done this. Wheelchair accesible trams are awesome for this. Put appliance on hand truck walk it into the tram. No heavy lifting required like when loading it in a car.

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            1 year ago

            A cheap logistics hand truck carries weights up to 250kg. If you need more it become a bit annoying because you need to switch to using OSB Boards with casters.

            Source: My life and helping friends move.

            Bonus: Hand trucks are really convenient to transport full size kegs and CO2 bottles to parties by tram.