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Transit Vehicle TypeA Transit Vehicle Type is a specific sort of vehicle used for mass transit: an electric bus, a diesel bus, a light rail vehicle, a trolleybus, etc.It has no properties of its own.
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| x Cable car |
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California Street Cable Car Line |
A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.
Varieties in which the vehicle is suspended from a cable:
Varieties in which the...
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| Powell-Hyde Cable Car Line | |||
| Powell-Mason Cable Car Line | |||
| x Tram |
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F Market |
A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train, designed for the transport of passengers (and, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages...
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| 501 Queen | |||
| 502 Downtowner | |||
| 503 Kingston Road | |||
| 504 King | |||
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| x Light rail vehicle | N Judah | ||
| J Church | |||
| L Taraval | |||
| K Ingleside | |||
| M Ocean View | |||
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| x Diesel bus | N Owl | ||
| AirBART | |||
| x Electric locomotive |
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Fremont - Daly City Line |
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail, or an on-board electricity storage device such as a battery or flywheel system.
Electrically propelled locomotives...
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| Dublin/Pleasanton - Daly City/Millbrae Line | |||
| Pittsburg/Bay Point - SFO Line | |||
| Richmond - Daly City/Millbrae Line | |||
| x Train |
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Blue Line |
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track (permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev...
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| Red Line | |||
| Cronulla railway line, Sydney | |||
| Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney | |||
| Carlingford railway line, Sydney | |||
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| x Bus |
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CircleRoute |
A bus (archaically also omnibus, multibus, or autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus seats a maximum of 8 to 300 passengers. Buses are widely used public transportation.
The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus,...
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| Route 1 - South Virginia | |||
| 002- MacDonald-16th Ave/Burrard Station | |||
| 326-Guildford/Surrey Central Station | |||
| 329-Surrey Central Station/Scottsdale | |||
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| x Heavy rail | Howth-Bray |
Various terms are used for passenger rail lines and equipment. Unfortunately the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.
A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed and rapid acceleration. It uses...
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| Malahide-Bray | |||
| Howth-Greystones | |||
| Malahide-Greystones | |||
| Dublin Area Rapid Transit | |||
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| x Hybrid bus |
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Route 1 - South Virginia |
A hybrid electric bus is a form of bus that uses hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technology for propulsion, instead of a conventional diesel engine.
A report prepared by Purdue University suggests introducing more hybrid diesel-electric buses and a...
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| x British Rail Class 450 |
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Portsmouth Direct Line |
The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2003. They are a part of the Siemens Desiro modular train family and are more popularly known as the 'Blue Desiro'. In standing with requirements of all new rolling stock for the...
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| x British Rail Class 444 |
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Portsmouth Direct Line |
The British Rail Class 444 "Desiro" electrical multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2003-04. Forty-five of these units were built for express services for South West Trains. The "Desiro" family also includes Electric units of Classes 350,...
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| x British Rail Class 455 |
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Portsmouth Direct Line |
The British Rail Class 455 is a type of electric multiple unit drawing power from a 750 V DC third rail. Built by BREL at York works in the early and mid-1980s, they were initially categorised as Class 510 as the successor to the Class 508. They are...
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| New Guildford Line | |||
| x London Underground 1992 Stock |
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Central Line |
The 1992 Tube Stock was built by ABB (later Adtranz and now Bombardier Transportation) for the Central Line as the result of the extensive testing of the three 1986 tube stock prototype trains. Even so, the introduction of this stock was far from...
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| x London Underground 1995 Stock | Northern Line |
The 1995 Stock used on London Underground's Northern Line. There are 106 trains in operation, each of six cars; they entered service between 12 June 1998 and 10 April 2001. Despite the 1995 Stock designation, the step-plates found on the trains read...
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| x Ferry |
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Albion Ferry |
A ferry (or ferryboat) is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry (or ferry) primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent,...
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| Dartmouth Ferry | |||
| Woodside Ferry | |||
| x Articulated bus |
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Articulated buses (either motor buses or trolleybuses), are articulated single-decker buses comprising two rigid parts linked together by a pivoting joint. This arrangement allows a longer legal length and thus a higher passenger capacity than rigid...
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